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Gall-Peters vs. Robinson
Gall-Peters | Robinson | |
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Creator | James Gall / Arno Peters (1852 / 1967) | Arthur H. Robinson (1963) |
Group | Cylindric | Pseudocylindric |
Property | Equal-area | Compromise |
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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. | Not based upon mathematical formulas but tabular coordinates providing positions of the meridians and parallels in order to produce a »right-looking« map. |
recommended comparisons | Strebe-Hammer 29°S | Equal Earth Natural Earth II Natural Earth Wagner V |
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Gall-Peters
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