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Hammond Map

Hammond Map is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Hammond Map rather than just read about it. In short: Hammond Map or Hammond World Atlas Corporation is an American map company. It was formerly an operating subsidiary of the Langenscheidt Publishing Group, a major map publisher in the United States, but was sold to Universal Map, an affiliate of Kappa Publishing Group, in 2010.

Hammond Map — main illustration
Hammond Map — illustration

Key takeaways

  • Hammond Map belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
  • Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
  • Connect Hammond Map to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
  • Reproduce the core statement of Hammond Map from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Hammond Map or Hammond World Atlas Corporation is an American map company. It was formerly an operating subsidiary of the Langenscheidt Publishing Group, a major map publisher in the United States, but was sold to Universal Map, an affiliate of Kappa Publishing Group, in 2010. Langenscheidt retained the rights to Hammond Publishing products. The company was founded in 1900 in Brooklyn, New York by Caleb Stillson Hammond, who had previously headed Rand McNally's New York City office since 1894. It was formally incorporated in 1901 as C. S. Hammond & Co. and moved to Manhattan. It soon relocated to a warehouse in Maplewood, New Jersey that was near Hammond's family home. During its heyday in 1950s and 1960s, it was second only to Rand McNally, which made a point of refusing to include Maplewood in any of the company's maps. Until the advent of digital mapping from Google Earth predecessor Keyhole in the mid-2000s, it provided the mapping technology for CNN, Headline News and CCN (Columbia High School (New Jersey)'s Television Network). The company was privately owned by the Hammond family until its assets were acquired by Langenscheidt Publishers Inc. in 1999.

References

External links USA Map by Hammond & Co

Illustrations

Hammond Map: Hammond's Complete Map of Ohio, 1909
Hammond's Complete Map of Ohio, 1909

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Hammond Map

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Hammond Map claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Hammond Map before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Hammond Map ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Hammond Map

In research
Hammond Map appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry
Engineering practice reuses Hammond Map in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom
Hammond Map is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Cartography stubs, Map companies of the United States, United States publishing company stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life
Look for Hammond Map outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Hammond Map in 20 minutes

  1. Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
  2. Close the page and write down what Hammond Map means in your own words.
  3. Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
  4. Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
  5. Explain Hammond Map out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Hammond Map in simple terms?

Hammond Map or Hammond World Atlas Corporation is an American map company. It was formerly an operating subsidiary of the Langenscheidt Publishing Group, a major map publisher in the United States, but was sold to Universal Map, an affiliate of Kappa Publishing Group, in 2010.

Why does Hammond Map matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Hammond Map?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Hammond Map.

Tags

  • Cartography stubs
  • Map companies of the United States
  • United States publishing company stubs

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