American Map 714891 Deluxe Laminated World Political Map, 50w x 38h

by American Map

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 50 x 38 inches ; 12 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001601R4G
• Item model number: 714891
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,452 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
  • #55 in Office Products > Educational Supplies > Social Studies Materials > Maps
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 13, 2005

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The American Map Hammond Deluxe Laminated and Rolled Political World Map features improved digital cartography and relief shading to illustrate physical details. This map's color bands make political boundaries easily distinguishable, and included on the map's bottom edge are images of political flags. Ideal for use in the classroom, this map's large size (38 x 50 inches) is easy to read, and its laminated surface allows for on easy write-on and wipe-off use with a dry erase marker (sold separately). This map comes with plastic strips at the top and bottom to prevent curling.

What's in the Box
Map and hanging grommets.

Product Description

Improved digital cartography Relief shading illustrates physical details Color bands make political boundaries immediately distinguishable Write on with dry erase or china marker (sold separately), wipe off. Plastic strips at top and bottom prevent curling.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Map, July 12, 2008

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Heidi (Cedarburg, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: American Map 714891 Deluxe Laminated World Political Map, 50w x 38h (Office Product)

Great map. Very clear, great quality, the grommets make hanging it very easy. It's more expensive than some other maps, but I ordered a cheaper one and when it arrived it was pretty creased. This map was in perfect shape.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Mercator Projection Map, January 5, 2010

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Scott Sanders - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Map 714891 Deluxe Laminated World Political Map, 50w x 38h (Office Product)

As other reviewers have said, this is a great map, nicely colored, laminated, and detailed. I have it hanging on the wall in my office and after a few days of looking at it I realized that both Greenland, Alaska, and Russia are HUGE and while I'll save the full cartography lesson, I realized that this is a Mercator Projection map. The projection was originally designed for navigation and by nature proportionally distorts the size of any land the farther it is from the equator. I will definitely keep this map up because of its detail and clarity, but I have also picked up a Winkel Tripel projection map that accurately shows sizes of landmasses and has very small distance errors - its a little less visually pleasing but is a better representation of the globe.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars American Map 714891 Hammond Deluxe Laminated Rolled Political World Map, 50w x38h, December 23, 2009

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Karen M. Cupp - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Map 714891 Deluxe Laminated World Political Map, 50w x 38h (Office Product)

As our world becomes smaller, it is imperative we understand where we are on it. This map is the reference point that will assist my grandchildren as they mature. It's big enough and sturdy enough to handle this generation of cyber travelers or the next. I especially appreciate the grommets, so it can hang from hooks and does not need to be mounted. It comes in a mailing tube that has my youngest grandchild convinced he's getting wrapping paper for Christmas...bonus!