My Projection Collection:
Compare Projections    
            Behrmann vs. Patterson Cylindrical
| Behrmann | Patterson Cylindrical | |
|---|---|---|
| Creator | Walter Behrmann (1910) | Tom Patterson, Bojan Savric, Bernhard Jenny (2014) | 
| Group | Cylindric | Cylindric | 
| Property | Equal-area | Compromise | 
| Other Names | — | — | 
| Remarks | — | The Patterson cylindrical balances polar exaggeration against maintaining the familiar shape of continents. Read Introducing the Patterson Cylindrical Projection on cartographicperspectives.org. Here on map-projections.net there’s an article about Patterson Cylindrical. Note: Up to the end of 2019 I showed a wrong rendition of the Patterson projection here (having a false aspect ratio). The current image is correct. Read the blogpost about this.  | 
                    
| recommended comparisons | Hufnagel 12 | Miller Equirectangular (28°) Equirectangular (35.6°)  | 
                    
1. Comparison: Physical Map
2. Comparison: Political Map
Behrmann
                
            Patterson Cylindrical
                
            3. Comparison: Silhouette Map
            
            4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30°
Behrmann
                
            Patterson Cylindrical
                
            

