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Wagner VII vs. Wagner VIII

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  Wagner VII Wagner VIII
Creator Karlheinz Wagner (1941) Karlheinz Wagner (1949)
Group Lenticular Lenticular
Property Equal-area Compromise
Other Names
  • Hammer-Wagner
Remarks My personal favourite among the equal-area projections! :-)
recommended comparisons Entfernungsbezogene
Frančula XIV
Wagner VIII
Wagner-Denoyer I
Wagner VII
Wagner IX
Wagner-Böhm I
This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why?
To illustrate Wagner’s gradual transformation of his projections.

1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit

Wagner VII
Wagner VII
Wagner VIII
Wagner VIII

2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit

Wagner VII
Wagner VII
Wagner VIII
Wagner VIII

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Wagner VII Silhouette Map
Wagner VIII Silhouette Map

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

Wagner VII
Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix
Wagner VIII
Wagner VIII Tissot Indicatrix

5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width

Wagner VII
Wagner VII
Wagner VIII
Wagner VIII

6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width

Wagner VII
Wagner VII
Wagner VIII
Wagner VIII

7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Wagner VII Silhouette Map
Wagner VIII Silhouette Map

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

Wagner VII
Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix
Wagner VIII
Wagner VIII Tissot Indicatrix

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

Wagner VII
Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix
Wagner VIII
Wagner VIII Tissot Indicatrix

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

Wagner VII
Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix
Wagner VIII
Wagner VIII Tissot Indicatrix
 

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