Apian globular I

Apianus globular I

Classifications

archaic
globular

Graticule

Meridians: Central meridian is straight. Other meridians are circular arcs equally spaced along the equator but not along other parallels.
Parallels: Straight lines, equally spaced along the central meridian.
Poles: Points.
Symmetry: Along the central meridian or the equator.

Scale

True along the central meridian and the equator.

Distortion

Moderate

Usage

Early maps of hemispheres.

Similar projections

Glareanus (Loritz) has identical meridians, but straight parallels are equally spaced on the 90th meridians.
Apian globular II has identical parallels, central meridian, and 90th meridians, but other meridians are equally spaced ellipses.
Ortelius oval is identical within 90° of the central meridian.

Origin

Presented by Peter Apian (Petrus Apianus or Peter Bienewitz) (1495–1552) of Saxony in 1524.

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.