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Mercator vs. Sinusoidal

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  Mercator Sinusoidal
Creator Gerardus Mercator (1569) Unknown (about 1570)
Group Cylindric Pseudocylindric
Property Conformal Equal-area
Other Names
  • Mercator-Sanson
  • Sanson–Flamsteed
  • Mercator Equal-Area
Remarks Cut off at 84° North and South
recommended comparisons Baker Dinomic
Braun Perspective
Central Cylindrical
Kavraiskiy I
Craster’s parabolic
Eckert-Greifendorff
Putnins P6
Quartic Authalic

1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit

Mercator
Mercator
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal

2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit

Mercator
Mercator
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit

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

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

Mercator
Mercator Tissot Indicatrix
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal Tissot Indicatrix

5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width

Mercator
Mercator
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal

6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width

Mercator
Mercator
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal

7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width

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

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

Mercator
Mercator Tissot Indicatrix
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal Tissot Indicatrix

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

Mercator
Mercator Tissot Indicatrix
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal Tissot Indicatrix

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

Mercator
Mercator Tissot Indicatrix
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal Tissot Indicatrix
 

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