Chart

a representation of a portion of the earth’s surface projected on a plane. The term is commonly restricted to those intended for navtgator’s use, on which merely outlines of coasts, islands, etc., are represented. A globular chart is a chart constructed on a globular projection. A Mer: cat or’s chart is a chart on the projection of Mercat or. A plane chart is a representation of some part of the superficies of the earth, in which the spherical form is disregarded, the meridians drawn parallel, the parallels of latitude at equal distances, and the degrees of latitude and longitude equal. <A selengraphical chart is a chart representing the surface of the moon; and a topographical chart is a chart of a particular place, or of a small part of the earth.