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A nautical chart (map) shows the shore and land-marks, sea bed conditions, navigation hazards, buoyed channels, and so on, relating to the safe navigation of vessels and inshore boats.

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What is the map on the ship called?

it's called a chart. Nautical maps are referred to as "Charts".


If you need to see water depths and navigation routes for travel on water you need to get a map?

nautical


What are the kinds of maps?

Different kinds of maps are created for different purposes. To navigate from one place to another, one would prefer a physical (geographic) map, but to locate a country, one would need a political map and a world map is for the world. Further refinements include road maps, topographic maps, nautical and aeronautical charts, each of which represent more physical details. Thematic maps can be used to display distribution of various measurements, such as people, oil, cellphone coverage, etc.


Why was the Mercator Map created?

The Mercator map was created in 1569 by Gerardus Mercator. The projection's creator wanted to create a map that would be helpful in navigating the world's seas. The map is set up on a useful grid. However, the map is clearly distorted! At the north and south ends of the map, Antarctica and Greenland are just two examples of landforms that appear far bigger than they should. Areas and distances are not portrayed accurately on this map


Who was the geographer that created a flat map in 1569 to help sailors navigate long journey around the world?

The Mercator projection is a cylindrical map projection presented by the Belgian geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator, in 1569. It became the standard map projection for nautical purposes because of its ability to represent lines of constant course, known as rhumb lines or loxodromes, as straight segments