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  Gall-Peters Robinson
Creator James Gall / Arno Peters (1852 / 1967) Arthur H. Robinson (1963)
Group Cylindric Pseudocylindric
Property Equal-area Compromise
Other Names
  • Gall Orthographic
  • Peters projection
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

1. Comparison: Physical Map

Gall-Peters
Gall-Peters
Robinson
Robinson

2. Comparison: Political Map

Gall-Peters
Gall-Peters
Robinson
Robinson

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Gall-Peters Silhouette Map
Robinson Silhouette Map

4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30°

Gall-Peters
Gall-Peters Tissot Indicatrix
Robinson
Robinson Tissot Indicatrix
 

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