Alexander Gleason

Alexander Gleason (November 28, 1827 - March 13, 1909) was an American machinist and civil engineer, a proponent in his later years of Flat Earth theory, and in particular noted for his New Standard Map of the World (1892).

Gleason's New Standard Map of the World
Or, more fully: ''Gleason's New Standard Map of the World: on the Projection of J. S. Christopher, Modern College, Blackheath, England; Scientifically and Practically Correct; As 'It Is'. (Longitude and Time Calculator; Patent Allowed, November 15, 1892. Applications made in: England, Canada, France, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Austria. Published by the Buffalo Electrotype and Engraving Co., Buffalo, N.Y., U.S.A.)''