Wiechel

Classifications

pseudoazimuthal
equal-area

Graticule

Polar aspect:.
Meridians: Semicircles if extended to a world map.
Parallels: Concentric circles.
Poles: Central pole is a point; other pole is a circle.
Symmetry: Radial about the central pole.

Scale

Correct along meridians.

Distortion

Considerable distortion of shape at the map edge.

Usage

A novelty map that, in its polar aspect, has semicircular meridians arranged in a pinwheel.

Similar projections

Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection has the same spacing of parallels in the polar aspect, but the meridians are straight.
Ginzburg 111 is a general series of pseudoazimuthal projections developed by C.A. Ginzburg of the Soviet Union in 1952. The lines of constant distortion are ovals rather than the usual circles of azimuthal projections. This feature is achieved by the manner in which the lines of constant initial azimuth are curved. The projection series has been used only in the oblique or equatorial aspect.

Origin

Presented by H. Wiechel in 1879.
Aspects normally only polar.

Description adapted from J.P. Snyder and P.M. Voxland, An Album of Map Projections, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1453. United States Government Printing Office: 1989.