In 1967, the German filmmaker Arno Peters independently devised a similar projection, which he presented in 1973 as the "Peters world map". Peters's original description of his projection …

May 21, 2024 · The Gall-Peters projection is a type of cylindrical map projection that shows the Earth’s surface. It attempts to depict all areas with the correct sizes compared to each other.

Maps not only represent the world, they shape the way we see it. The revolutionary Peters Projection map presents countries in their true proportion to one another: it has been adopted …

Jan 9, 2026 · Unpack the Peters Projection, the equal-area map that mathematically corrects geographic size bias and redefined cartographic debates.

The Peters Project Map, also known as the Gall-Peters projection, is a world map projection designed to offer a more accurate representation of the sizes of landmasses.

3 days ago · Unsatisfied by the distorted view of the world that dominated the Western mind in the form of the Mercator Projection, James Gall and, later, Arno Peters engineered a new map in …

A much more controversial map distributed by the firm ODT in Amherst, Massachusetts, is a world map based on the Peters Projection. This projection was popularized by Arno Peters, a 20th …

The Peters Projection is a cylindrical map projection that presents spatial relationships in a way that maintains area accuracy, making it easier to compare the size of different landmasses.

May 23, 2024 · A Peters projection map is a map which attempts to draw the features of the Earth with minimal area distortion. Since the globe is a sphere and a map is flat, some distortion is …

Original design by James Gall, independently developed again by Arno Peters in 1967 and presented to the public in 1973. Specified in [square brackets]: Actual size of the projection …