I whakatupuria e Arno Peters he tautohetohe tīmata i te tau 1972 ina tono he aha te huaina ināianei ko te matapae a Gall–Peters hei rongoā i ngā raruraru o te Mercator, e kī ana ko tāna ake mahi taketake kāhore e tohutoro ana ki ngā mahi o mua pēnei i te mahi a Gall mai i te tau 1855.