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Wagner II vs. Wagner III

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	Wagner II	Wagner III
Creator	Karlheinz Wagner (1949)	Karlheinz Wagner (1932)
Group	Pseudocylindric	Pseudocylindric
Property	Compromise	Compromise
Other Names	—	—
Remarks	Area distortion 20% max. up to 60° latitude.	Equidistant on parallels and meridians. True scale along the central meridian and a selected parallel (at the equator in the image).
recommended comparisons	Wagner I Wagner II Lenticular Wagner III	Eckert V Putnins P′5 Wagner II Wagner III 40°
This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why? To illustrate Wagner’s gradual transformation of his projections.