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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: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit

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

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

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

4. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width

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

5. 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

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

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

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

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

8. 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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