Ortelius oval projection
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ortelius-oval-projection-227-246247
title:
Ortelius oval projection
text:
The Ortelius oval projection is a map projection used for world maps largely in the late 16th and early 17th century. It is neither conformal nor equal-area but instead offers a compromise presentation. It is similar in structure to a pseudocylindrical projection but does not qualify as one because the meridians are not equally spaced along the parallels. The projection's first known use was by Battista Agnese around 1540, although whether the construction method was truly identical to Ortelius'
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Pseudocylindrical compromise map projection
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ortelius_oval_projection
date created:
2015-05-15T07:30:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T23:46:19Z
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