diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/AzimuthalProjection.cs b/MapControl/Shared/AzimuthalProjection.cs
index 2d4ba2ad..430b04ca 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/AzimuthalProjection.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/AzimuthalProjection.cs
@@ -19,14 +19,36 @@ namespace MapControl
             Type = MapProjectionType.Azimuthal;
         }
 
-        public override BoundingBox MapToBoundingBox(Rect rect)
+        public override Rect? BoundingBoxToMap(BoundingBox boundingBox)
         {
-            var rectCenter = new Point(rect.X + rect.Width / 2d, rect.Y + rect.Height / 2d);
+            Rect? mapRect = null;
+            var center = LocationToMap(boundingBox.Center);
+
+            if (center.HasValue)
+            {
+                var width = boundingBox.Width * Wgs84MeterPerDegree;
+                var height = boundingBox.Height * Wgs84MeterPerDegree;
+                var x = center.Value.X - width / 2d;
+                var y = center.Value.Y - height / 2d;
+
+                mapRect = new Rect(x, y, width, height);
+            }
+
+            return mapRect;
+        }
+
+        public override BoundingBox MapToBoundingBox(Rect mapRect)
+        {
+            BoundingBox boundingBox = null;
+            var rectCenter = new Point(mapRect.X + mapRect.Width / 2d, mapRect.Y + mapRect.Height / 2d);
             var center = MapToLocation(rectCenter);
 
-            return center != null
-                ? new CenteredBoundingBox(center, rect.Width / Wgs84MeterPerDegree, rect.Height / Wgs84MeterPerDegree)
-                : null;
+            if (center != null)
+            {
+                boundingBox = new CenteredBoundingBox(center, mapRect.Width / Wgs84MeterPerDegree, mapRect.Height / Wgs84MeterPerDegree);
+            }
+
+            return boundingBox;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/EquirectangularProjection.cs b/MapControl/Shared/EquirectangularProjection.cs
index be9ab1c0..b79c79d1 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/EquirectangularProjection.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/EquirectangularProjection.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 // Licensed under the Microsoft Public License (Ms-PL)
 
 using System;
-using System.Globalization;
 #if WPF
 using System.Windows;
 #endif
@@ -51,20 +50,5 @@ namespace MapControl
                 point.Y / Wgs84MeterPerDegree,
                 point.X / Wgs84MeterPerDegree);
         }
-
-        public override string GetBboxValue(Rect rect)
-        {
-            if (CrsId == DefaultCrsId || CrsId == "CRS:84")
-            {
-                return string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
-                    CrsId == DefaultCrsId ? "{1:F8},{0:F8},{3:F8},{2:F8}" : "{0:F8},{1:F8},{2:F8},{3:F8}",
-                    rect.X / Wgs84MeterPerDegree,
-                    rect.Y / Wgs84MeterPerDegree,
-                    (rect.X + rect.Width) / Wgs84MeterPerDegree,
-                    (rect.Y + rect.Height) / Wgs84MeterPerDegree);
-            }
-
-            return base.GetBboxValue(rect);
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/MapBase.cs b/MapControl/Shared/MapBase.cs
index 3a8c9de2..9ed20aec 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/MapBase.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/MapBase.cs
@@ -360,16 +360,16 @@ namespace MapControl
         /// </summary>
         public void ZoomToBounds(BoundingBox boundingBox)
         {
-            var rect = MapProjection.BoundingBoxToMap(boundingBox);
+            var mapRect = MapProjection.BoundingBoxToMap(boundingBox);
 
-            if (rect.HasValue)
+            if (mapRect.HasValue)
             {
-                var rectCenter = new Point(rect.Value.X + rect.Value.Width / 2d, rect.Value.Y + rect.Value.Height / 2d);
+                var rectCenter = new Point(mapRect.Value.X + mapRect.Value.Width / 2d, mapRect.Value.Y + mapRect.Value.Height / 2d);
                 var targetCenter = MapProjection.MapToLocation(rectCenter);
 
                 if (targetCenter != null)
                 {
-                    var scale = Math.Min(ActualWidth / rect.Value.Width, ActualHeight / rect.Value.Height);
+                    var scale = Math.Min(ActualWidth / mapRect.Value.Width, ActualHeight / mapRect.Value.Height);
 
                     TargetZoomLevel = ScaleToZoomLevel(scale);
                     TargetCenter = targetCenter;
diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/MapProjection.cs b/MapControl/Shared/MapProjection.cs
index c1e8bf18..0b1f810d 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/MapProjection.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/MapProjection.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 // Licensed under the Microsoft Public License (Ms-PL)
 
 using System;
-using System.Globalization;
 #if WPF
 using System.Windows;
 #endif
@@ -67,70 +66,34 @@ namespace MapControl
         /// </summary>
         public virtual Rect? BoundingBoxToMap(BoundingBox boundingBox)
         {
-            Rect? rect = null;
+            Rect? mapRect = null;
+            var southWest = LocationToMap(new Location(boundingBox.South, boundingBox.West));
+            var northEast = LocationToMap(new Location(boundingBox.North, boundingBox.East));
 
-            if (boundingBox.South < boundingBox.North && boundingBox.West < boundingBox.East)
+            if (southWest.HasValue && northEast.HasValue)
             {
-                var p1 = LocationToMap(new Location(boundingBox.South, boundingBox.West));
-                var p2 = LocationToMap(new Location(boundingBox.North, boundingBox.East));
-
-                if (p1.HasValue && p2.HasValue)
-                {
-                    rect = new Rect(p1.Value, p2.Value);
-                }
-            }
-            else if (boundingBox.Center != null)
-            {
-                // boundingBox is a CenteredBoundingBox
-                //
-                var center = LocationToMap(boundingBox.Center);
-
-                if (center.HasValue)
-                {
-                    var width = boundingBox.Width * Wgs84MeterPerDegree;
-                    var height = boundingBox.Height * Wgs84MeterPerDegree;
-                    var x = center.Value.X - width / 2d;
-                    var y = center.Value.Y - height / 2d;
-
-                    rect = new Rect(x, y, width, height);
-                }
+                mapRect = new Rect(southWest.Value, northEast.Value);
             }
 
-            return rect;
+            return mapRect;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Transforms a Rect in projected map coordinates to a BoundingBox in geographic coordinates.
         /// Returns null when the MapRect can not be transformed.
         /// </summary>
-        public virtual BoundingBox MapToBoundingBox(Rect rect)
+        public virtual BoundingBox MapToBoundingBox(Rect mapRect)
         {
-            var southWest = MapToLocation(new Point(rect.X, rect.Y));
-            var northEast = MapToLocation(new Point(rect.X + rect.Width, rect.Y + rect.Height));
+            BoundingBox boundingBox = null;
+            var southWest = MapToLocation(new Point(mapRect.X, mapRect.Y));
+            var northEast = MapToLocation(new Point(mapRect.X + mapRect.Width, mapRect.Y + mapRect.Height));
 
-            return southWest != null && northEast != null
-                ? new BoundingBox(southWest, northEast)
-                : null;
-        }
+            if (southWest != null && northEast != null)
+            {
+                boundingBox = new BoundingBox(southWest, northEast);
+            }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the CRS parameter value for a WMS GetMap request.
-        /// </summary>
-        public virtual string GetCrsValue()
-        {
-            return CrsId.StartsWith("AUTO2:") || CrsId.StartsWith("AUTO:")
-                ? string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "{0},1,{1},{2}", CrsId, Center.Longitude, Center.Latitude)
-                : CrsId;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the BBOX parameter value for a WMS GetMap request.
-        /// </summary>
-        public virtual string GetBboxValue(Rect rect)
-        {
-            return string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
-                "{0:F2},{1:F2},{2:F2},{3:F2}",
-                rect.X, rect.Y, rect.X + rect.Width, rect.Y + rect.Height);
+            return boundingBox;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/WmsImageLayer.cs b/MapControl/Shared/WmsImageLayer.cs
index 55c82c93..c170aa42 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/WmsImageLayer.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/WmsImageLayer.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Xml.Linq;
@@ -297,12 +298,36 @@ namespace MapControl
 
         protected virtual string GetCrsValue()
         {
-            return ParentMap.MapProjection.GetCrsValue();
+            var projection = ParentMap.MapProjection;
+            var crsId = projection.CrsId;
+
+            if (crsId.StartsWith("AUTO2:") || crsId.StartsWith("AUTO:"))
+            {
+                crsId = string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "{0},1,{1},{2}", crsId, projection.Center.Longitude, projection.Center.Latitude);
+            }
+
+            return crsId;
         }
 
         protected virtual string GetBboxValue(Rect rect)
         {
-            return ParentMap.MapProjection.GetBboxValue(rect);
+            var crsId = ParentMap.MapProjection.CrsId;
+            var format = "{0:F2},{1:F2},{2:F2},{3:F2}";
+            var x1 = rect.X;
+            var y1 = rect.Y;
+            var x2 = rect.X + rect.Width;
+            var y2 = rect.Y + rect.Height;
+
+            if (crsId == "CRS:84" || crsId == "EPSG:4326")
+            {
+                format = crsId == "CRS:84" ? "{0:F8},{1:F8},{2:F8},{3:F8}" : "{1:F8},{0:F8},{3:F8},{2:F8}";
+                x1 /= MapProjection.Wgs84MeterPerDegree;
+                y1 /= MapProjection.Wgs84MeterPerDegree;
+                x2 /= MapProjection.Wgs84MeterPerDegree;
+                y2 /= MapProjection.Wgs84MeterPerDegree;
+            }
+
+            return string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, format, x1, y1, x2, y2);
         }
 
         protected string GetRequestUri(IDictionary<string, string> queryParameters)
diff --git a/MapControl/WPF/MapItemsImageLayer.WPF.cs b/MapControl/WPF/MapItemsImageLayer.WPF.cs
index 00733dd4..8b16bef8 100644
--- a/MapControl/WPF/MapItemsImageLayer.WPF.cs
+++ b/MapControl/WPF/MapItemsImageLayer.WPF.cs
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ namespace MapControl
 
             if (projection != null && items != null)
             {
-                var rect = projection.BoundingBoxToMap(boundingBox);
+                var mapRect = projection.BoundingBoxToMap(boundingBox);
 
-                if (rect.HasValue)
+                if (mapRect.HasValue)
                 {
-                    image = await Task.Run(() => GetImage(projection, rect.Value, items));
+                    image = await Task.Run(() => GetImage(projection, mapRect.Value, items));
                 }
             }