Pacific-centred
Salesian World Map Mercator Projection
SEOUL: 13 November 2012 --
Really,
you have it all in a nutshell in the title. Would you
like a
high resolution print-ready Salesian world map using the
common
Mercator projection? Then it is yours by clicking on the
above link
(map) and downloading it - but be warned - it is hefty!
There
is, of course, an 'official' Salesian world map, and this same
customary Europe-centric map (updated to 2102) would have
already been
offered to Provinces already.
Just about
every province, if not in fact every province in the Salesian
world has
a good number of large Salesian wall maps - by now all out of
date.
These did not belong to the Salesians as such or rather, were
not
produced directly under the auspices of the General
Administration in
Rome, but by an Italian based Salesian NGO - which meant they
'owned'
the map and updating it was not so easy.
So, given that the chief layout manager for the Salesians 2013
magazine had completed his work a little ahead of time, and
that there
was a week or two to spare before he returned to Korea (we are
talking
of Bro Hilario Seo SDB), he was asked if he could produce the
same map,
print-ready, and updated for 2012 - and of course if that were
possible, as it was, we would then have a map that could be
easily
updated each year when new statistics are available, or as
often as is
considered necessary or useful.
The
rest of the world (that is, other than countries
that flank or are
amidst the Pacific Ocean), are accustomed to a Europe-centric
view of
the world - that's what they want! But it would be a
pretty much
certain bet that a good number of other countries with a
Salesian
presence linked to the Pacific would appreciate another
version.
So
it is yours if you want it. Now, since it is a print-ready
pdf, and
replete with every possible Salesian detail you could want, it
weighs a
hefty 100+ Mb, but with a good bandwidth you should be able to
download
it fairly quickly - a matter of a few minutes. Others without
the
bandwidth may have to wait considerably longer.
All Salesian details use Volume 2 of the 2012 'Annuario' or
Yearbook as
their yardstick, so if some statistical feature seems
incorrect to you,
then the complaint should go to the compilers of the Annuario
rather
than the mapmaker! Nevertheless, if you do find an
error, don't
hesitate to let us know and we'll pass it on.