Original: The equirectangular projection ( also called the equidirectional projection , equidistant cylindrical projection , geographic projection , plate carrée or carte parallelogrammatique projection or CPP ) is a very simple map projection attributed to Marinus of Tyre , who Ptolemy claims invented the projection about AD 100 .
Simplified: The equirectangular projection ( also called the geographic projection ) is a simple map view made about 100 AD .