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Mercator vs. Winkel Tripel

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  Mercator Winkel Tripel
Creator Gerardus Mercator (1569) Oswald Winkel (1921)
Group Cylindric Lenticular
Property Conformal Compromise
Other Names
  • Winkel Tripel φ0 = 50°28´
  • NGS Winkel
Remarks Cut off at 84° North and South
recommended comparisons Baker Dinomic
Braun Perspective
Central Cylindrical
Kavraiskiy I
Ciric I
Natural Earth II
Wagner IX.i
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew
Winkel Tripel BOPC

1. Comparison: Physical Map

Mercator
Mercator
Winkel Tripel
Winkel Tripel

2. Comparison: Political Map

Mercator
Mercator
Winkel Tripel
Winkel Tripel

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Mercator Silhouette Map
Winkel Tripel Silhouette Map

4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30°

Mercator
Mercator Tissot Indicatrix
Winkel Tripel
Winkel Tripel Tissot Indicatrix
 

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