Hammer Projection

 

A modified azimuthal, equal area projection. Listed here as a pseudocylindrical projection because it is often used as a pseudocylindrical projection to display the whole world at once.

 

Scale

 

Decreases along the central meridian and the Equator with distance from the center.

 

Distortion

 

Moderate. Less shearing action on the outer meridians near the poles than there is in true pseudocylindrical projections

 

Usage

 

Whole-world maps, also in interrupted and condensed forms.

 

Origin

 

Presented by H.H. Ernst von Hammer (1858 - 1925) of Germany in 1892.

 

Options

 

Specify the center longitude parameter to center the map projection.