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Kavraiskiy V vs. Mollweide

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  Kavraiskiy V Mollweide
Creator Vladimir V. Kavraiskiy (1933) Karl Brandan Mollweide (1805)
Group Pseudocylindric Pseudocylindric
Property Equal-area Equal-area
Other Names
  • The projection is often listed using a different transcription of the author’s name, e.g. Kavraysky or Kawraiski.
  • Babinet projection
  • Homolographic projection
Remarks
recommended comparisons McBryde-Thomas #1
Mollweide
Sinucyli [1]
Kavraiskiy V
Natural Earth II
This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why?
Differences are quite obvious near the poles. Nonetheless, I thought that these two might be interesting to compare.

1. Comparison: Physical Map

Kavraiskiy V
Kavraiskiy V
Mollweide
Mollweide

2. Comparison: Political Map

Kavraiskiy V
Kavraiskiy V
Mollweide
Mollweide

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Kavraiskiy V Silhouette Map
Mollweide Silhouette Map

4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30°

Kavraiskiy V
Kavraiskiy V Tissot Indicatrix
Mollweide
Mollweide Tissot Indicatrix
 

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