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Mercator vs. Albers

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  Mercator Albers
Creator Gerardus Mercator (1569) Heinrich C. Albers (1805)
Group Cylindric Conic
Property Conformal Equal-area
Other Names
  • Albers equal-area conic projection
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.
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1. Comparison: Physical Map

Mercator
Mercator
Albers
Albers

2. Comparison: Political Map

Mercator
Mercator
Albers
Albers

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Mercator Silhouette Map
Albers Silhouette Map

4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30°

Mercator
Mercator Tissot Indicatrix
Albers
Albers Tissot Indicatrix
 

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