Equirectangular (60°)
Equirectangular (60°) | |
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Creator | Marinus of Tyre (about AD 100) |
Group | Cylindric |
Property | Equidistant |
Other Names | — |
Remarks | Here: Standard parallels at 60° North/South in order to get a map that is exactly square. I added this specific configuration in March 2020. I’ve never seen it before, but it’s not unlikely that someone somewhere did use it before. |
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