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Braun Stereographic vs. Patterson Cylindrical

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  Braun Stereographic Patterson Cylindrical
Creator Carl Braun (1867) Tom Patterson, Bojan Savric, Bernhard Jenny (2014)
Group Cylindric Cylindric
Property Compromise 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 — Miller
Equirectangular (28°)
Equirectangular (35.6°)

1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit

Braun Stereographic
Braun Stereographic
Patterson Cylindrical
Patterson Cylindrical

2. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Braun Stereographic Silhouette Map
Patterson Cylindrical Silhouette Map

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

Braun Stereographic
Braun Stereographic Tissot Indicatrix
Patterson Cylindrical
Patterson Cylindrical Tissot Indicatrix

4. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width

Braun Stereographic
Braun Stereographic
Patterson Cylindrical
Patterson Cylindrical

5. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Braun Stereographic Silhouette Map
Patterson Cylindrical Silhouette Map

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

Braun Stereographic
Braun Stereographic Tissot Indicatrix
Patterson Cylindrical
Patterson Cylindrical Tissot Indicatrix

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

Braun Stereographic
Braun Stereographic Tissot Indicatrix
Patterson Cylindrical
Patterson Cylindrical Tissot Indicatrix

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

Braun Stereographic
Braun Stereographic Tissot Indicatrix
Patterson Cylindrical
Patterson Cylindrical Tissot Indicatrix
 

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