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B.J.S CAHILL'S BUTTERFLY MAP AND BEYOND:
A COMPARATIVE GALLERY OF OCTAHEDRAL WORLD MAPS
Compiled by Gene Keyes
1919 Cahill
Date
Author
This scale
<— Source
<— % change
1919
Cahill, B.J.S.
1/200 M
1/645 M
322.5%

Type

Aspect

Defining
Meridian


Geocells


Original size
Curvilinear
N.Pacific
22 1/2 º W
7 1/2º
32 x 58 mm
Remarks:
Similar to his original 1909 version, except lacking its circular earth-size indicator at top middle, "Orbis Terrarum"
Source (print)
Cahill, B.J.S., "The Butterfly Map: The Surface of the World Shown as an Eight-Part Decentralized Projection" (Oakland, CA: Author, n.d. [1919]) 8 p.
Source (online: page title & link)
Scanned by GK for Wikipedia (print version smaller than online jpg)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_J.S._Cahill
Source (online: item link)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image%3ACahill_Butterfly_Map.jpg

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2007-06-05