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*The projection is so obvious as to render attribution meaningless.
 
*The projection is so obvious as to render attribution meaningless.
 
*Alternatives ''geographic projection'' and ''unprojected'' are solecisms.
 
*Alternatives ''geographic projection'' and ''unprojected'' are solecisms.
*Alternative ''plane chart'' is descriptive, but "chart" is anachronistic when applied to small-scale maps.
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*Alternative ''plane chart'' is descriptive, but ''chart'' is anachronistic when applied to small-scale maps.
 
*In modern texts, ''plate carrée'' carries no ambiguity.
 
*In modern texts, ''plate carrée'' carries no ambiguity.

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Projection name: plate carrée

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plate carrée 正距円筒図法


  • Projection naming principle: Principle of Preponderance of Precedence.
  • Year of origin: Unknown.
  • Name of originator: Possibly Eratosthenes (~200 BCE) but probably Marinus of Tyre (AD 100).
  • Originator reference:
  • Year of formulation:
  • Name of formulator:
  • Formula citation:
  • Projection synonyms: plane chart, geographic projection, unprojected, 正距円筒図法, 正方円筒図法.
  • Projection properties: Equidistant; scale along meridians is correct (in equatorial aspect).
  • Projection derivatives:
  • Naïve specializations:
  • Generalizations: equirectangular.

Rationale

Several reasons support the name plate carrée:

  • Originator is unknown. Aujac et al (1987) dispute the interpretation that credits Eratosthenes. Ptolemy credits Marinus of Tyre.
  • The projection is so obvious as to render attribution meaningless.
  • Alternatives geographic projection and unprojected are solecisms.
  • Alternative plane chart is descriptive, but chart is anachronistic when applied to small-scale maps.
  • In modern texts, plate carrée carries no ambiguity.