Sanson-Flamsteed projection

Sanson-Flamsteed projection

(ˈsænsənˈflæmstiːd) n (Physical Geography) another name for sinusoidal projection[devised by the cartographer Sanson in 1650, adapted by Flamsteed in 1729]

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Sanson-Flamsteed projection - an equal-area map projection showing parallels and the equator as straight lines and other meridians as curved; used to map tropical latitudessinusoidal projectionequal-area map projection, equal-area projection - a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe