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Winkel-Denner I (40°) vs. Winkel Tripel Bartholomew

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  Winkel-Denner I (40°) Winkel Tripel Bartholomew
Creator Peter Denner (2023) Oswald Winkel (1921)
Group Lenticular Lenticular
Property Compromise Compromise
Other Names
  • Winkel tripel lower areal distortion
  • Winkel Tripel Times Atlas
  • Winkel Tripel φ0 = 40°
Remarks Arithmetic mean of the equirectangular (with φ0 = 40°) and Aitoff projections for the x values, and of the equirectangular and (scaled up) Hammer projections for the y values. Originally presented in a thread in the mapthematics forum.
Also see the blogpost The Winkel-Denner Projections.
This version was designed by John Bartholomew (about 1955), it uses 40° North and South as standard parallels instead of 50°28´ in Winkel’s original design.
recommended comparisons Winkel Tripel BOPC
Winkel Tripel

1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit

Winkel-Denner I (40°)
Winkel-Denner I (40°)
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew

2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit

Winkel-Denner I (40°)
Winkel-Denner I (40°)
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Winkel-Denner I (40°) Silhouette Map
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew Silhouette Map

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

Winkel-Denner I (40°)
Winkel-Denner I (40°) Tissot Indicatrix
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew Tissot Indicatrix

5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width

Winkel-Denner I (40°)
Winkel-Denner I (40°)
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew

6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width

Winkel-Denner I (40°)
Winkel-Denner I (40°)
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew

7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Winkel-Denner I (40°) Silhouette Map
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew Silhouette Map

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

Winkel-Denner I (40°)
Winkel-Denner I (40°) Tissot Indicatrix
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew Tissot Indicatrix

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

Winkel-Denner I (40°)
Winkel-Denner I (40°) Tissot Indicatrix
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew Tissot Indicatrix

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

Winkel-Denner I (40°)
Winkel-Denner I (40°) Tissot Indicatrix
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew Tissot Indicatrix
 

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