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Winkel Tripel vs. Winkel-Denner II (50.46°)
Winkel Tripel | Winkel-Denner II (50.46°) | |
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Creator | Oswald Winkel (1921) | Peter Denner (2023) |
Group | Lenticular | Lenticular |
Property | Compromise | Compromise |
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Remarks | — | Arithmetic mean of the equirectangular (with φ0 ≈ 50°28´) and Aitoff projections for the x values, and of the equirectangular and the Aitoff-transformed version of a new azimuthal projection for the y values. Originally presented in a thread in the mapthematics forum. Also see the blogpost The Winkel-Denner Projections. |
recommended comparisons | Ciric I Natural Earth II Wagner IX.i Winkel Tripel Bartholomew Winkel Tripel BOPC |
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1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit
2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit
Winkel Tripel

Winkel-Denner II (50.46°)

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit


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

Winkel-Denner II (50.46°)

Winkel Tripel Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
Winkel-Denner II (50.46°) Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width
Winkel Tripel

Winkel-Denner II (50.46°)

6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width
Winkel Tripel

Winkel-Denner II (50.46°)

7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width


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

Winkel-Denner II (50.46°)

Winkel Tripel Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
Winkel-Denner II (50.46°) Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
9. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to fit
Winkel Tripel

Winkel-Denner II (50.46°)

Winkel Tripel Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
Winkel-Denner II (50.46°) Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
10. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to same width
Winkel Tripel

Winkel-Denner II (50.46°)

Winkel Tripel Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
Winkel-Denner II (50.46°) Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung