2006 Peters Map: A New Look

2006 Peters Map: A New Look
A new edition of the Peters Map has just been released by ODT Inc., the map’s North American publisher.

“We’ve added more balance and created some intrigue,” says Bob Abramms, ODT’s founder and product development director. “The map image itself is unchanged,” Abramms explains, “but everything around the image has been brought forward into the 21st century.”

“The balance is in a broader perspective that is offered — the intrigue is in the variety of additional images,” says Ann Hopkins, ODT’s Sales Director.

The original Peters Map, introduced in 1974 by Arno Peters, put forth a world-view that featured accurate sizes and proportions of countries. Peters’ accompanying text declared his “equal area” map projection to be “the map for our time” which was “fair to all peoples.” He compared it to what he noted were the biases and distortions of the traditional Mercator projection map. Some critics found Peters’ words to be too self-aggrandizing. …

What’s new about the 2006 version of the Peters Map? There are dramatic changes in the supplemental text including informative panels that present other perspectives, and other maps that explain, rather than demonize the traditional Mercator Map. The new thumbnail images of other equal area maps at the bottom of the Peters Map include the Waterman Butterfly and the Hobo-Dyer Projection. A range of perspectives is also emphasized, such as the familiar images of Goode’s Homolosine and the Winkel Tripel compromise projection. Len Guelke’s startling Chicago-centered Azimuthal equal area projection is also included. The 2006 edition of the Peters Map also includes a web references list, brighter colors, and upgraded paper stock.

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