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Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (equatorial aspect) vs. Mercator

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  Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (equatorial aspect) Mercator
Creator Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī (1000 approx.) Gerardus Mercator (1569)
Group Azimuthal Cylindric
Property Equidistant Conformal
Other Names
Remarks Cut off at 84° North and South
recommended comparisons Gott-Mugnolo Azimuthal (equat.) Baker Dinomic
Braun Perspective
Central Cylindrical
Kavraiskiy I

1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit

Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (equatorial aspect)
Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (equatorial aspect)
Mercator
Mercator

2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit

Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (equatorial aspect)
Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (equatorial aspect)
Mercator
Mercator

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (equatorial aspect) Silhouette Map
Mercator Silhouette Map

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

Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (equatorial aspect)
Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (equatorial aspect) Tissot Indicatrix
Mercator
Mercator Tissot Indicatrix

5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width

Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (equatorial aspect)
Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (equatorial aspect)
Mercator
Mercator

6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width

Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (equatorial aspect)
Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (equatorial aspect)
Mercator
Mercator

7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (equatorial aspect) Silhouette Map
Mercator Silhouette Map

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

Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (equatorial aspect)
Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (equatorial aspect) Tissot Indicatrix
Mercator
Mercator Tissot Indicatrix

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

Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (equatorial aspect)
Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (equatorial aspect) Tissot Indicatrix
Mercator
Mercator Tissot Indicatrix

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

Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (equatorial aspect)
Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (equatorial aspect) Tissot Indicatrix
Mercator
Mercator Tissot Indicatrix
 

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