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Raisz Armadillo vs. Raisz Armadillo (Southern Hemisphere)

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  Raisz Armadillo Raisz Armadillo (Southern Hemisphere)
Creator Erwin Raisz (1943) Erwin Raisz (1943)
Group Miscellaneous Miscellaneous
Property Compromise Compromise
Other Names
Remarks Called Armadillo since its shape resembles the armored mammal.

Raisz preferred to set the central meridian to 10°E, for better comparability it is set to 0° in the image.
Raisz Armadillo, tilted to show the southern hemisphere.
recommended comparisons Raisz Armadillo (South) Raisz Armadillo
This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why?
Just to have view of both northern and southern hemisphere.

1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit

Raisz Armadillo
Raisz Armadillo
Raisz Armadillo (Southern Hemisphere)
Raisz Armadillo (Southern Hemisphere)

2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit

Raisz Armadillo
Raisz Armadillo
Raisz Armadillo (Southern Hemisphere)
Raisz Armadillo (Southern Hemisphere)

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Raisz Armadillo Silhouette Map
Raisz Armadillo (Southern Hemisphere) Silhouette Map

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

Raisz Armadillo
Raisz Armadillo Tissot Indicatrix
Raisz Armadillo (Southern Hemisphere)
Raisz Armadillo (Southern Hemisphere) Tissot Indicatrix

5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width

Raisz Armadillo
Raisz Armadillo
Raisz Armadillo (Southern Hemisphere)
Raisz Armadillo (Southern Hemisphere)

6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width

Raisz Armadillo
Raisz Armadillo
Raisz Armadillo (Southern Hemisphere)
Raisz Armadillo (Southern Hemisphere)

7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Raisz Armadillo Silhouette Map
Raisz Armadillo (Southern Hemisphere) Silhouette Map

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

Raisz Armadillo
Raisz Armadillo Tissot Indicatrix
Raisz Armadillo (Southern Hemisphere)
Raisz Armadillo (Southern Hemisphere) Tissot Indicatrix

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

Raisz Armadillo
Raisz Armadillo Tissot Indicatrix
Raisz Armadillo (Southern Hemisphere)
Raisz Armadillo (Southern Hemisphere) Tissot Indicatrix

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

Raisz Armadillo
Raisz Armadillo Tissot Indicatrix
Raisz Armadillo (Southern Hemisphere)
Raisz Armadillo (Southern Hemisphere) Tissot Indicatrix
 

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