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Gall-Peters vs. Mercator
Gall-Peters | Mercator | |
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Creator | James Gall / Arno Peters (1852 / 1967) | Gerardus Mercator (1569) |
Group | Cylindric | Cylindric |
Property | Equal-area | Conformal |
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Remarks | Original design by James Gall, independently developed again by Arno Peters in 1967 and presented to the public in 1973. | Cut off at 84° North and South |
recommended comparisons | Strebe-Hammer 29°S | Baker Dinomic Braun Perspective Central Cylindrical Kavraiskiy I |
1. Comparison: Physical Map
2. Comparison: Political Map
Gall-Peters
Mercator
3. Comparison: Silhouette Map
4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30°
Gall-Peters
Mercator