My Projection Collection:
Compare Projections
Braun Perspective vs. Mercator
Braun Perspective | Mercator | |
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Creator | Carl Braun (1867) | Gerardus Mercator (1569) |
Group | Cylindric | Cylindric |
Property | Compromise | Conformal |
Other Names |
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Remarks | Approximates Mercator, but uses a true projection. For better comparability to Mercator, the image is clipped at about 84° North and South. |
Cut off at 84° North and South |
recommended comparisons | Mercator | Baker Dinomic Braun Perspective Central Cylindrical Kavraiskiy I |
This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why? The Braun Perspective Cylindrical projection is a deliberate approximation towards Mercator. |
1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit
2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit
Braun Perspective
![Braun Perspective](/img/political/braun-perspective.png)
Mercator
![Mercator](/img/political/mercator-84.png)
3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit
![Braun Perspective Silhouette Map](/img/rot/braun-perspective.png)
![Mercator Silhouette Map](/img/gruen/mercator-84.png)
4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to fit
Braun Perspective
![Braun Perspective Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30/braun-perspective.jpg)
Mercator
![Mercator Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30/mercator-84.jpg)
5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width
Braun Perspective
![Braun Perspective](/img/jpg-w/braun-perspective.jpg)
Mercator
![Mercator](/img/jpg-w/mercator-84.jpg)
6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width
Braun Perspective
![Braun Perspective](/img/political-w/braun-perspective.png)
Mercator
![Mercator](/img/political-w/mercator-84.png)
7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width
![Braun Perspective Silhouette Map](/img/rot-w/braun-perspective.png)
![Mercator Silhouette Map](/img/gruen-w/mercator-84.png)
8. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to same width
Braun Perspective
![Braun Perspective Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30-w/braun-perspective.jpg)
Mercator
![Mercator Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30-w/mercator-84.jpg)
9. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to fit
Braun Perspective
![Braun Perspective Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15/braun-perspective.jpg)
Mercator
![Mercator Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15/mercator-84.jpg)
10. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to same width
Braun Perspective
![Braun Perspective Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15-w/braun-perspective.jpg)
Mercator
![Mercator Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15-w/mercator-84.jpg)