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Peirce Quincuncial vs. Bertin-Rivière

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  Peirce Quincuncial Bertin-Rivière
Creator Charles Sanders Peirce (1879) Philippe Rivière (2017)
Group Miscellaneous Miscellaneous
Property Conformal Compromise
Other Names
  • Bertin 1953
Remarks The equator (red line in the image) is a square whose corners are the only four points on the map which fail to be conformal.

In the image, the map is centered to 20° West.
Inspired by a 1953 drawing by Jacques Bertin, see Bertin Projection (1953).

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1. Comparison: Physical Map

Peirce Quincuncial
Peirce Quincuncial
Bertin-Rivière
Bertin-Rivière

2. Comparison: Political Map

Peirce Quincuncial
Peirce Quincuncial
Bertin-Rivière
Bertin-Rivière

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Peirce Quincuncial Silhouette Map
Bertin-Rivière Silhouette Map

4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30°

Peirce Quincuncial
Peirce Quincuncial Tissot Indicatrix
Bertin-Rivière
Bertin-Rivière Tissot Indicatrix
 

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