Adams hemisphere in a square

Classifications

tessellating
conformal

Graticule

Meridians: Central meridian is straight. The 90th meridians are straight lines bent at the equator. Other meridians are curved.
Parallels: Equator is straight. Other parallels are curved.
Poles: Points, in opposite vertices of a square.
Symmetry: About the central meridian or the equator.

Aspects

One transverse aspect is the Peirce Quincuncial projection. Another transverse aspect is a rotation of the original projection. An oblique aspect is the Guyou projection.

Scale

Varies along each meridian and each parallel.

Distortion

Great distortion of area at the poles or the intersection of the 90th meridians with the equator. At these four points, conformality fails.

Other features

Hemisphere is enclosed in a square. World can be enclosed in a 2x1 rectangle.

Usage

Novelty map of a hemisphere.

Similar projections

Listed under Aspects above.

Origin

Presented by Oscar Sherman Adams (1874–1962) of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1925.

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.