the criteria, so Rand McNally commissioned him to design one. Robinson proceeded through an iterative process to create a pseudo-cylindrical projection that intends to strike a compromise between distortions in areas and in distances, in order to attain a more natural visualization. The projection has been widely used since its introduction. In 1988, National Geographic adopted it for their world maps but replaced it in 1998 with the Winkel tripel projection. See also Rand McNally Nicolas Auguste Tissot David Woodward Geographers on Film Publications Robinson produced over 60 articles for professional publications, as well as fifteen books and monographs. Books: 1952. The Look of Maps. Madison:University of Wisconsin Press. 1976. The Nature of Maps. With B. Petchenik. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. 1982. Early Thematic Mapping in the History of Cartography. 1995. Elements of Cartography (6th Edition). With A. Robinson, J. Morrison, P. Muehrke, A. Kimmerling & S. Guptill. New York: Wiley. References 1915 births 2004 deaths American cartographers American geographers Anglophone Quebec people Canadian emigrants to the United States Ohio State University alumni People from Montreal Recipients of the Legion of Merit Presidents of the American Association of Geographers University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science alumni 20th-century geographers 20th-century cartographers