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The 46 pages that link to Map projection, each with the reason it gives.

• Mercator projectionNarrower topic: The Mercator projection is one specific way to flatten the globe.

• Gerardus MercatorNarrower topic: Mercator’s best-known contribution is a specific projection for mapping Earth.

• Stereographic projectionNarrower topic: Stereographic projection is a conformal member of the broader family of map projections.

• World mapNarrower topic: Every flat world map depends on a projection that trades off geographic properties.

• Compass roseNarrower topic: Projection choices shape how directional lines and bearings appear across a chart.

• Gall–Peters projectionNarrower topic: Its distortions arise from transforming Earth’s curved surface into a plane.

• Johann Heinrich LambertNarrower topic: Lambert developed projection methods that preserve area and support regional mapping.

• Robinson projectionNarrower topic: The Robinson projection is one method for transforming the globe onto a plane.

• Web mappingNarrower topic: Every flat web map must project geographic coordinates onto its display.

• Arno PetersNarrower topic: Peters’s proposal belongs to the broader problem of flattening Earth.

• Arthur H. RobinsonNarrower topic: Understanding projections clarifies the problem Robinson addressed with his world map.

• Azimuthal equidistant projectionNarrower topic: This projection is a particular way to flatten the Earth.

• Oronce FineNarrower topic: Fine’s world maps depended on translating spherical geography onto paper.