Dymaxion Map with Tissot's Indicatrices of Distortion
digital image, size variable 2020 O20004
The Dymaxion map,
invented by Buckminister Fuller, is a projection of a world map onto the
surface of an icosahedron, which can be unfolded and flattened to two
dimensions. Each circle is 1,000 km in diameter. Image credit: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dymaxion_with_Tissot%27s_Indicatrices_of_Distortion.svg
