Chamberlin trimetric projection
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Chamberlin trimetric projection
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The Chamberlin trimetric projection is a map projection where three points are fixed on the globe and the points on the sphere are mapped onto a plane by triangulation. It was developed in 1946 by Wellman Chamberlin for the National Geographic Society.
Chamberlin was chief cartographer for the Society from 1964 to 1971.
The projection's principal feature is that it compromises between distortions of area, direction, and distance. A Chamberlin trimetric map therefore gives an excellent overall se
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