Oxford Cartographers

Peters equal area projection, with continents which at the first glance seemed in such unfamiliar distorted shapes, has by now become one of the standard presentations of the world. This political map, size 84 x 59cm (33" x 23" approx), using a projection invented by James Gall in the 19th century and popularised by Arno Peters in the 1970s, corrects the view of the world which most of us grow up with - the...

Fully titled Tallis’s Illustrated Plan of London and its Environs, this reproduction map measures 76x56cm. It was originally published in 1851 to mark that year’s Great Exhibition of Industry of all Nations, the location of which is marked in Hyde park on the map. Coverage extends from Fulham in the south west to Leyton Marsh in the north east. Hachuring (a style of hill-shading) emphasises the significant...

Peters equal area projection, with continents which at the first glance seemed in such unfamiliar distorted shapes, has by now become one of the standard presentations of the world. This political map, size 84 x 59cm (33" x 23" approx), using a projection invented by James Gall in the 19th century and popularised by Arno Peters in the 1970s, corrects the view of the world which most of us grow up with - the...