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Mercator vs. Mollweide
Mercator | Mollweide | |
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Creator | Gerardus Mercator (1569) | Karl Brandan Mollweide (1805) |
Group | Cylindric | Pseudocylindric |
Property | Conformal | Equal-area |
Other Names | — |
|
Remarks | Cut off at 84° North and South | — |
recommended comparisons | Baker Dinomic Braun Perspective Central Cylindrical Kavraiskiy I |
Kavraiskiy V Natural Earth II |
1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit
2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit
Mercator

Mollweide

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit


4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to fit
Mercator

Mollweide

5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width
Mercator

Mollweide

6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width
Mercator

Mollweide

7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width


8. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to same width
Mercator

Mollweide

9. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to fit
Mercator

Mollweide

10. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to same width
Mercator

Mollweide
