![]() ![]() It is thought that the first use of the name ‘Gall Peters’ was by Arthur Robinson (Robinson Projection) in a pamphlet produced by the American Cartographic Association in 1986.ĭeveloped in 1953 by Allen K Philbrick, this projection fuses the Sinusoidal projection, which was first used in the 16th Century, with Karl Brandan Mollweide's map of 1805 and challenges our assumption of how the flattened globe should look. He called it a “new invention” that allowed poorer, less powerful nations to be restored to their rightful proportions. Whilst Gall, first described the projection in 1855 it was not until 1973 when Peters, began to heavily market the projection as the ‘Peters World Map’ that it became popular. It is named after James Gall and Arno Peters. This is a cylindrical world map projection, that regains accuracy in surface area. His desire was to present a projection that had no “right way up” and lose the North up and South down presentation of other world maps. It is said to represent the Earth’s continents as “one island”. The world is projected onto the surface of a icosahedron, allowing it to be unfolded and flattened in two dimensions. This projection was released by R Buckminster Fuller in 1954 after several decades working on it. Prices Start at £35 for a beautiful quality lithographic print. Available in a choice of 4 different colourways you can buy one here. Image - Daniel R Strebe Our Classic world map uses the Robinson projection and is a contemporary tribute to the familiar schoolroom map and is perfect for map-lovers of all ages. The curved meridians, give it a nice spherical look. ![]() I worked with the variables, until it got to the point where, if I changed one of them, it didn’t get any better.” It was only at this point that he worked out the mathematical formula. “I visualised the best-looking shapes and sizes. #CONFORMAL MAPPING PHILOSOPHY FISH AND CURVED SPACE TRIAL#Arthur Robinson developed it in 1963 using a more visual trial and error development. This map is known as a ‘compromise’, it shows neither the shape or land mass of countries correct. Greenland is 550% too big, it should fit into Africa 14 times! This is at its worst the closer you are to the poles. Its popularity was so great that it became used as a geographic teaching aid even though the projection grossly distorts countries sizes. Its ability to represent lines of constant course from coast to coast made it the perfect map for sailing the seas. This projection was developed by Gerardus Mercator back in 1569 for navigational purposes. In no particular order we give you our top 10 world map projections. This transference has been subject to interpretation and choice since the earliest days of world mapping. A world map projection is a visual representation of this challenge using a grid composed of lines of longitude and latitude. It may come as a surprise to hear that there is no truly correct way of representing the earth as a flat image. ![]()
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