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Lambert Cylindrical vs. Mercator

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  Lambert Cylindrical Mercator
Creator Johann Heinrich Lambert (1772) Gerardus Mercator (1569)
Group Cylindric Cylindric
Property Equal-area Conformal
Other Names
Remarks Cut off at 84° North and South
recommended comparisons Baker Dinomic
Braun Perspective
Central Cylindrical
Kavraiskiy I

1. Comparison: Physical Map

Lambert Cylindrical
Lambert Cylindrical
Mercator
Mercator

2. Comparison: Political Map

Lambert Cylindrical
Lambert Cylindrical
Mercator
Mercator

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Lambert Cylindrical Silhouette Map
Mercator Silhouette Map

4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30°

Lambert Cylindrical
Lambert Cylindrical Tissot Indicatrix
Mercator
Mercator Tissot Indicatrix
 

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