Explore a full description of the map.This map layer shows the 24 time zones commonly used in the Greenwich Mean Time model. The hours added or subtracted from the time in Greenwich are marked on the map. For example, if it is 1:00 p.m. in London, England, United Kingdom, it is 6:30 pm in New Delhi, Delhi, India (+5.50), and 5:00 a.m. in Los Angeles, California, United States (-8.00). CreditsEsri, from National Geographic MapMakerTerms of Use This work is licensed under the Esri Master License Agreement.View Summary | View Terms of Use

CREATOR: Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691IMPRINT: [London] DATE CREATED: [1711] TYPE OF RESOURCE: Cartographic GENRE: Map Digital maps Early maps Separate map EXTENT: 21.9 x 43.4 cm, 32.3 x 46.1 cm including border. MAP DATA: [ca. 1: 60,000,000] ; (W 180° --E 180°/N 85° --S 85°) STATE 1: As above, without Pennsylvania noted. STATE 2: With Pennsylvania marked and labeled as 57. New Spain is noted on the mainland as 61. List of numbered locations includes: Europa, 1-25 and xxx; Asia, 26-44 and xx; Africa, 45-55 and x; and America, 56-78. Issued in: The Book of common prayer / Printed by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcombe. -- London, 1711. REFERENCES: Shirley 457 (Plate 339); Clancy BXIII, 106. STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY: By J. Moxon, Hydrographer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. PUBLICATIONS: Issued in: Sacred Geographie, or, Scriptural Mapps... . London, 1671. NOTE: California with a flat northern coast and with a large area jutting off the top left-hand side of the island. The island is named but has no place names. Dedication: To the most Reverend Father in God Gilbert Lord Arch Bishop of Canterbury. His Grace Primate of all England and Metropolitan This Map is humbly Dedicated by Joseph Moxon. (Note: Gilbert Sheldon was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1663 to 1677.) Map surrounded by scenes from the Bible. Eden is prominently note on the Euphrates. Noah’s son Japhet is named on the North American continent, that part of the earth having been given to him. Includes a key to the numbered locations. Printed for binding into Bibles along with five other maps of Biblical interest. COLLECTION: The Glen McLaughlin Map Collection of California as an Island SUBJECT: World > Maps California as an island > Maps POST PUBLICATION MAP NUMBER: 1032 POST PUBLICATION MAP NUMBER WITH LATEST STATE INFORMATION: 1032-02https://exhibits.stanford.edu/california-as-an-island/catalog/ws505mf2722

In the late 19th century and into the early 20th century, the world globalized. New technology and more accessible transportation, such as trains, allowed people, ideas, and goods to travel faster and more easily around the world. Time standardization was greatly needed in a world becoming increasingly interconnected.For example, in the United States, the railroad system faced big problems by the late 1800s. Each town and city went by their own time, which was usually regulated by a clock in the town center. Many towns used natural time markers, so whenever they saw the sun highest in the sky, was “high noon.” This caused confusion and some collisions among trains, as different communities were not following the same local time.To prevent further damage, Canadian railway engineer Sir Sandford Fleming devised a globally standardized time system. He proposed to regulate time by dividing the earth into 24 one-hour time zones utilizing longitude lines, each 15 degrees apart. Longitude lines mark the distance east or west of the prime meridian. Fleming’s recommendations led to an international conference held in 1884 to select a common prime meridian, otherwise known as zero degrees longitude, on which to base time zones. Previously, different countries had different prime meridians. However, at the conference, the committee decided that the world should identify an official meridian, and they chose the Greenwich meridian. Although much has changed since the conference in 1884, Fleming’s design has stayed intact, with variations based on political and geographic decisions. For example, China, a very large country, only uses one time zone, while many places in the Middle East use half-hour time zones. This map layer shows the 24 time zones commonly used in the Greenwich Mean Time model. The hours added or subtracted from the time in Greenwich are marked on the map. For example, if it is 1:00 p.m. in London, England, United Kingdom, it is 6:30 pm in New Delhi, Delhi, India (+5.50), and 5:00 a.m. in Los Angeles, California, United States (-8.00). Use this layer to see how time is regulated around the world.