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Craster’s parabolic vs. Sinusoidal

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  Craster’s parabolic Sinusoidal
Creator John E. E. Craster (1929) Unknown (about 1570)
Group Pseudocylindric Pseudocylindric
Property Equal-area Equal-area
Other Names
  • Putnins P4
  • Mercator-Sanson
  • Sanson–Flamsteed
  • Mercator Equal-Area
Remarks
recommended comparisons Putnins P6
Sinusoidal
Craster’s parabolic
Eckert-Greifendorff
Putnins P6
Quartic Authalic
This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why?
These two projections nearly identical, so you might spot the differences in direct comparision only.
Remark: On these two projections, »scaled to fit« and »scaled to same width« will be quite identical!

1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit

Craster’s parabolic
Craster’s parabolic
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal

2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit

Craster’s parabolic
Craster’s parabolic
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Craster’s parabolic Silhouette Map
Sinusoidal Silhouette Map

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

Craster’s parabolic
Craster’s parabolic Tissot Indicatrix
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal Tissot Indicatrix

5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width

Craster’s parabolic
Craster’s parabolic
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal

6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width

Craster’s parabolic
Craster’s parabolic
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal

7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Craster’s parabolic Silhouette Map
Sinusoidal Silhouette Map

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

Craster’s parabolic
Craster’s parabolic Tissot Indicatrix
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal Tissot Indicatrix

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

Craster’s parabolic
Craster’s parabolic Tissot Indicatrix
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal Tissot Indicatrix

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

Craster’s parabolic
Craster’s parabolic Tissot Indicatrix
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal Tissot Indicatrix
 

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