Peirce Quincuncial World Map

Independent shop in DowntownDirections

Available from Metsker Maps of Seattle when we last checked, in the last two days. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

The Peirce Quincuncial conformal projection presents the World in a square with the North Pole in the center and the South Pole in the four corners. Printed with archival inks on photographic paper. The least distortion occurs along the diagonal axes. Created by local cartographic firm, Mapthematics! The map measures 24" x 24". Articles How To Read A Map What is a Cartographer? What are Map Projections? Paper Maps in a Digital World Pacific-Centered Maps What is a Political Map?