My Projection Collection:
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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


