The Peters projection is a cylindrical equal-area projection that de-emphasizes the exaggeration of areas at high latitudes
by shifting the standard latitude to 
(or sometimes 
or 
; Dana).
Peters Projection
See also
Balthasart Projection, Behrmann Cylindrical Equal-Area Projection, Cylindrical Equal-Area Projection, Cylindrical Projection, Equal-Area Projection, Gall Orthographic Projection, Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area ProjectionExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Dana, P. H. "Map Projections." http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/mapproj/mapproj_f.html.diversophy.com. http://www.diversophy.com/petersmap.htm.Snyder, J. P. Flattening the Earth: Two Thousand Years of Map Projections. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, pp. 108-109, 156-157, and 165-166, 1993.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
Peters ProjectionCite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W. "Peters Projection." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/PetersProjection.html