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Mercator vs. Natural Earth

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  Mercator Natural Earth
Creator Gerardus Mercator (1569) Tom Patterson (2011)
Group Cylindric Pseudocylindric
Property Conformal Compromise
Other Names
Remarks Cut off at 84° North and South Not to be confused with the Natural Earth II World Environment Map (also by Tom Patterson), which is used in nearly all projection images here.
recommended comparisons Baker Dinomic
Braun Perspective
Central Cylindrical
Kavraiskiy I
Natural Earth II
Robinson

1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit

Mercator
Mercator
Natural Earth
Natural Earth

2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit

Mercator
Mercator
Natural Earth
Natural Earth

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Mercator Silhouette Map
Natural Earth Silhouette Map

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

Mercator
Mercator Tissot Indicatrix
Natural Earth
Natural Earth Tissot Indicatrix

5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width

Mercator
Mercator
Natural Earth
Natural Earth

6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width

Mercator
Mercator
Natural Earth
Natural Earth

7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Mercator Silhouette Map
Natural Earth Silhouette Map

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

Mercator
Mercator Tissot Indicatrix
Natural Earth
Natural Earth Tissot Indicatrix

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

Mercator
Mercator Tissot Indicatrix
Natural Earth
Natural Earth Tissot Indicatrix

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

Mercator
Mercator Tissot Indicatrix
Natural Earth
Natural Earth Tissot Indicatrix
 

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