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Winkel II vs. Winkel-Snyder
Winkel II | Winkel-Snyder | |
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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. See blogpost. |
recommended comparisons | — | — |
1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit
2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit
Winkel II

Winkel-Snyder

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit


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

Winkel-Snyder

5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width
Winkel II

Winkel-Snyder

6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width
Winkel II

Winkel-Snyder

7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width


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

Winkel-Snyder

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

Winkel-Snyder

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

Winkel-Snyder
