Ortelius oval projection

Ortelius oval projection of the world.
Tissot indicatrix on Ortelius oval projection, 15° graticule. Color shows angular deformation and areal inflation/deflation in a bivariate scheme: The lighter the color, the less distortion. The redder, the more angular distortion. The greener, the more areal inflation or deflation.

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 (flourished 1535–1564) around 1540, although whether the construction method was truly identical to Ortelius's or not is unclear because of crude drafting and printing. The front hemisphere is identical to Petrus Apianus's 1524 globular projection.[1]

The projection reached a wide audience via the surpassingly popular Typus Orbis Terrarum of Abraham Ortelius beginning in 1570. The projection (and indeed Ortelius's maps) were widely copied by other mapmakers such as Giovanni Pietro Maffei, Fernando de Solis, and Matteo Ricci.

Formulas

Given a radius of sphere R, central meridian λ0 and a point with geographical latitude φ and longitude λ, plane coordinates x and y can be computed using the following formulas when λ ≤ π/2:[2]

For the outer hemisphere use the same formula for y, but:

In these formulas, x should take the sign of λ.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Snyder, John P. (1993). Flattening the Earth: 2000 Years of Map Projections. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 38.
  2. ↑ Snyder, John P. (1989). An Album of Map Projections. Professional Paper 1453. Denver: USGS. p. 235. ISBN 978-0160033681. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
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