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Mercator vs. Robinson

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  Mercator Robinson
Creator Gerardus Mercator (1569) Arthur H. Robinson (1963)
Group Cylindric Pseudocylindric
Property Conformal Compromise
Other Names
Remarks Cut off at 84° North and South Not based upon mathematical formulas but tabular coordinates providing positions of the meridians and parallels in order to produce a »right-looking« map.
recommended comparisons Baker Dinomic
Braun Perspective
Central Cylindrical
Kavraiskiy I
Equal Earth
Natural Earth II
Natural Earth
Wagner V

1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit

Mercator
Mercator
Robinson
Robinson

2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit

Mercator
Mercator
Robinson
Robinson

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit

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

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

Mercator
Mercator Tissot Indicatrix
Robinson
Robinson Tissot Indicatrix

5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width

Mercator
Mercator
Robinson
Robinson

6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width

Mercator
Mercator
Robinson
Robinson

7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width

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

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

Mercator
Mercator Tissot Indicatrix
Robinson
Robinson Tissot Indicatrix

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

Mercator
Mercator Tissot Indicatrix
Robinson
Robinson Tissot Indicatrix

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

Mercator
Mercator Tissot Indicatrix
Robinson
Robinson Tissot Indicatrix
 

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