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Hammer vs. Hammer-Cylindrical Mix
Hammer | Hammer-Cylindrical Mix | |
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Creator | H.H. Ernst von Hammer (1892) | Kalinni Gorzkis (2013) |
Group | Lenticular | Lenticular |
Property | Equal-area | Compromise |
Other Names |
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Remarks | — | A blend of the Hammer and cylindric equal-area projections. Very close to equal-area, noticeable areal distortions are only to be found close to the poles. |
recommended comparisons | Aitoff Hammer-Cylindrical Mix |
Hammer |
This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why? Hammer Cylindrical is a modification of the Hammer projection. |
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
Hammer
Hammer-Cylindrical Mix
3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit
4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to fit
Hammer
Hammer-Cylindrical Mix
5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width
Hammer
Hammer-Cylindrical Mix
6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width
Hammer
Hammer-Cylindrical Mix
7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width
8. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to same width
Hammer
Hammer-Cylindrical Mix
9. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to fit
Hammer
Hammer-Cylindrical Mix
10. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to same width
Hammer
Hammer-Cylindrical Mix