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Mercator vs. Albers
Mercator | Albers | |
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Creator | Gerardus Mercator (1569) | Heinrich C. Albers (1805) |
Group | Cylindric | Conic |
Property | Conformal | Equal-area |
Other Names | — |
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Remarks | Cut off at 84° North and South | Standard parallels in the image: 10° and 70° North. (Image is truncated) If the standard parallels are set to the pole and another parallel, it becomes the Lambert Equal-Area Conic projection. |
recommended comparisons | Baker Dinomic Braun Perspective Central Cylindrical Kavraiskiy I |
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1. Comparison: Physical Map
2. Comparison: Political Map
Mercator

Albers

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map


4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30°
Mercator

Albers
