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Mercator vs. Patterson Cylindrical
Mercator | Patterson Cylindrical | |
---|---|---|
Creator | Gerardus Mercator (1569) | Tom Patterson, Bojan Savric, Bernhard Jenny (2014) |
Group | Cylindric | Cylindric |
Property | Conformal | Compromise |
Other Names | — | — |
Remarks | Cut off at 84° North and South | The Patterson cylindrical balances polar exaggeration against maintaining the familiar shape of continents. Read Introducing the Patterson Cylindrical Projection on cartographicperspectives.org. Here on map-projections.net there’s an article about Patterson Cylindrical. Note: Up to the end of 2019 I showed a wrong rendition of the Patterson projection here (having a false aspect ratio). The current image is correct. Read the blogpost about this. |
recommended comparisons | Baker Dinomic Braun Perspective Central Cylindrical Kavraiskiy I |
Miller Equirectangular (28°) Equirectangular (35.6°) |
1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit
2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit
Mercator
![Mercator](/img/political/mercator-84.png)
Patterson Cylindrical
![Patterson Cylindrical](/img/political/patterson-cylindrical-projection.png)
3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit
![Mercator Silhouette Map](/img/rot/mercator-84.png)
![Patterson Cylindrical Silhouette Map](/img/gruen/patterson-cylindrical-projection.png)
4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to fit
Mercator
![Mercator Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30/mercator-84.jpg)
Patterson Cylindrical
![Patterson Cylindrical Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30/patterson-cylindrical-projection.jpg)
5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width
Mercator
![Mercator](/img/jpg-w/mercator-84.jpg)
Patterson Cylindrical
![Patterson Cylindrical](/img/jpg-w/patterson-cylindrical-projection.jpg)
6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width
Mercator
![Mercator](/img/political-w/mercator-84.png)
Patterson Cylindrical
![Patterson Cylindrical](/img/political-w/patterson-cylindrical-projection.png)
7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width
![Mercator Silhouette Map](/img/rot-w/mercator-84.png)
![Patterson Cylindrical Silhouette Map](/img/gruen-w/patterson-cylindrical-projection.png)
8. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to same width
Mercator
![Mercator Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30-w/mercator-84.jpg)
Patterson Cylindrical
![Patterson Cylindrical Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30-w/patterson-cylindrical-projection.jpg)
9. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to fit
Mercator
![Mercator Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15/mercator-84.jpg)
Patterson Cylindrical
![Patterson Cylindrical Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15/patterson-cylindrical-projection.jpg)
10. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to same width
Mercator
![Mercator Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15-w/mercator-84.jpg)
Patterson Cylindrical
![Patterson Cylindrical Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-15-w/patterson-cylindrical-projection.jpg)