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Eckert III vs. Wagner VI
Eckert III | Wagner VI | |
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Creator | Max Eckert-Greifendorff (1906) | Karlheinz Wagner (1932) |
Group | Pseudocylindric | Pseudocylindric |
Property | Compromise | Compromise |
Other Names | — |
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Remarks | — | Equidistant along the central meridian and the equator. |
recommended comparisons | Wagner VI | Eckert III Kavraiskiy VII Wagner V |
This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why? While very much alike at first glance, in direct comparision the differences become quite obvious. |
Remark: On these two projections, »scaled to fit« and »scaled to same width« will be quite identical!
1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit
2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit
Eckert III

Wagner VI

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit


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

Wagner VI

5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width
Eckert III

Wagner VI

6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width
Eckert III

Wagner VI

7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width


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

Wagner VI

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

Wagner VI

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

Wagner VI
