Van der Grinten projection
The Van der Grinten projection is a map network design published in 1904 by Alphons J. van der Grinten (1852–1921) for the entire surface of the earth.
The earth's surface is shown on a circular map. The representation is a compromise between the conventional Mercator projection with only slightly improved surface distortions compared to this, and the equal-area Mollweide projection , with fewer shape distortions than that. Countries far from the equator are shown too large.
This projection was used by the National Geographic Society from 1922 to 1988 .
literature
- Siegmund Schulz: Van der Grintens images of the earth in world atlases. In: Dieter Knieke et al. (Ed.): Festschrift for Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kurt Brunner on the occasion of his retirement from active service. University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich, Neubiberg 2012. (= series of publications by the Institute for Geodesy of the University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich. 87.) pp. 213–222.
- Siegmund Schulz: A modified Van der Grinten projection - for the 110th anniversary of the US patent of the original version. In: Cartographic News . 64th year 2014. No. 4. pp. 211-218. ( Abstract .)