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Wagner VII vs. Wagner VIII
Wagner VII | Wagner VIII | |
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Creator | Karlheinz Wagner (1941) | Karlheinz Wagner (1949) |
Group | Lenticular | Lenticular |
Property | Equal-area | Compromise |
Other Names |
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Remarks | My personal favourite among the equal-area projections! :-) | — |
recommended comparisons | Entfernungsbezogene Frančula XIV Wagner VIII Wagner-Denoyer I |
Wagner VII Wagner IX Wagner-Böhm I |
This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why? To illustrate Wagner’s gradual transformation of his projections. |
1. Comparison: Physical Map
2. Comparison: Political Map
Wagner VII
![Wagner VII](/img/political/wagner-7.png)
Wagner VIII
![Wagner VIII](/img/political/wagner-8.png)
3. Comparison: Silhouette Map
![Wagner VII Silhouette Map](/img/rot/wagner-7.png)
![Wagner VIII Silhouette Map](/img/gruen/wagner-8.png)
4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30°
Wagner VII
![Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30/wagner-7.jpg)
Wagner VIII
![Wagner VIII Tissot Indicatrix](/img/tissot-30/wagner-8.jpg)