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Winkel II vs. Winkel-Snyder

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  Winkel II Winkel-Snyder
Creator Oswald Winkel (1921) John P. Snyder (1977)
Group Pseudocylindric Pseudocylindric
Property Compromise Compromise
Other Names
Remarks In 1977, Snyder listed the Winkel II projection erroneously as arithmetic mean of the equirectangular and Mollweide projections. Later he corrected that mistake and this projection is now usually called Winkel-Snyder.

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1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit

Winkel II
Winkel II
Winkel-Snyder
Winkel-Snyder

2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit

Winkel II
Winkel II
Winkel-Snyder
Winkel-Snyder

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit

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Winkel II Silhouette Map
Winkel-Snyder Silhouette Map

4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to fit

Winkel II
Winkel II Tissot Indicatrix
Winkel-Snyder
Winkel-Snyder Tissot Indicatrix

5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width

Winkel II
Winkel II
Winkel-Snyder
Winkel-Snyder

6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width

Winkel II
Winkel II
Winkel-Snyder
Winkel-Snyder

7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Winkel II Silhouette Map
Winkel-Snyder Silhouette Map

8. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to same width

Winkel II
Winkel II Tissot Indicatrix
Winkel-Snyder
Winkel-Snyder Tissot Indicatrix

9. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to fit

Winkel II
Winkel II Tissot Indicatrix
Winkel-Snyder
Winkel-Snyder Tissot Indicatrix

10. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to same width

Winkel II
Winkel II Tissot Indicatrix
Winkel-Snyder
Winkel-Snyder Tissot Indicatrix
 

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