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Eckert IV vs. Mercator

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  Eckert IV Mercator
Creator Max Eckert-Greifendorff (1906) Gerardus Mercator (1569)
Group Pseudocylindric Cylindric
Property Equal-area Conformal
Other Names
Remarks Projection image truncated at 84° North and South.
recommended comparisons Equal Earth
Hufnagel 10
Hufnagel 9
Natural Earth II
Nell-Hammer modified
Wagner IV
Baker Dinomic
Braun Perspective
Central Cylindrical
Kavraiskiy I

1. Comparison: Physical Map

Eckert IV
Eckert IV
Mercator
Mercator

2. Comparison: Political Map

Eckert IV
Eckert IV
Mercator
Mercator

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Eckert IV Silhouette Map
Mercator Silhouette Map

4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30°

Eckert IV
Eckert IV Tissot Indicatrix
Mercator
Mercator Tissot Indicatrix
 

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