@Override
  public SortedMap<R, Map<C, V>> rowMap() {
    return super.rowMap();
  }

  /** Overridden column iterator to return columns values in globally sorted order. */
  @Override
  Iterator<C> createColumnKeyIterator() {
    Comparator<? super C> comparator = columnComparator();

    Iterator<C> merged =
        mergeSorted(
            transform(backingMap.values(), (Map<C, V> input) -> input.keySet().iterator()),