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Frančula XIV vs. Wagner VII

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	Frančula XIV	Wagner VII
Creator	Nedjeljko Frančula (1971)	Karlheinz Wagner (1941)
Group	Lenticular	Lenticular
Property	Equal-area	Equal-area
Other Names	—	Hammer-Wagner
Remarks	A Wanger VII variant, derived by Umbeziffern from the equatorial azimuthal equal-area projection, minimized distortion by application of the Airy-Kavrayskiy criterion. For more information, refer to my blogpost The Frančula Projections or Frančula’s original paper Die vorteilhaftesten Abbildungen in der Atlaskartographie (German).	My personal favourite among the equal-area projections! :-)
recommended comparisons	Wagner VII	Entfernungsbezogene Frančula XIV Wagner VIII Wagner-Denoyer I
This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why? Frančula XIV is a variation of the well-known Wagner VII.

1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit

Frančula XIV

Frančula XIV

Wagner VII

Wagner VII

Frančula XIV c Tobias Jung Wagner VII c Tobias Jung

2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit

Frančula XIV

Frančula XIV

Wagner VII

Wagner VII

Frančula XIV c Tobias Jung Wagner VII c Tobias Jung

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections

Frančula XIV Silhouette Map

Wagner VII Silhouette Map

Frančula XIV Silhouette Map c Tobias Jung Wagner VII Silhouette Map c Tobias Jung

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

Frančula XIV

Frančula XIV Tissot Indicatrix

Wagner VII

Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix

Frančula XIV Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung

5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width

Frančula XIV

Frančula XIV

Wagner VII

Wagner VII

Frančula XIV c Tobias Jung Wagner VII c Tobias Jung

6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width

Frančula XIV

Frančula XIV

Wagner VII

Wagner VII

Frančula XIV c Tobias Jung Wagner VII c Tobias Jung

7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections

Frančula XIV Silhouette Map

Wagner VII Silhouette Map

Frančula XIV Silhouette Map c Tobias Jung Wagner VII Silhouette Map c Tobias Jung

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

Frančula XIV

Frančula XIV Tissot Indicatrix

Wagner VII

Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix

Frančula XIV Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung

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

Frančula XIV

Frančula XIV Tissot Indicatrix

Wagner VII

Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix

Frančula XIV Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung

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

Frančula XIV

Frančula XIV Tissot Indicatrix

Wagner VII

Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix

Frančula XIV Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung