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Winkel Tripel Bartholomew vs. Winkel-Denner V (40°)

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  Winkel Tripel Bartholomew Winkel-Denner V (40°)
Creator Oswald Winkel (1921) Peter Denner (2023)
Group Lenticular Lenticular
Property Compromise Compromise
Other Names
  • Winkel Tripel Times Atlas
  • Winkel Tripel φ0 = 40°
  • Winkel Tripel rounded corners lower angular distortion
Remarks This version was designed by John Bartholomew (about 1955), it uses 40° North and South as standard parallels instead of 50°28´ in Winkel’s original design. Arithmetic mean of the equirectangular (with φ0 = 40) and Aitoff projections for the x values, and of the Aitoff projection and a (scaled down) Aitoff-transformed 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 Winkel Tripel BOPC
Winkel Tripel

1. Comparison: Physical Map

Winkel Tripel Bartholomew
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew
Winkel-Denner V (40°)
Winkel-Denner V (40°)

2. Comparison: Political Map

Winkel Tripel Bartholomew
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew
Winkel-Denner V (40°)
Winkel-Denner V (40°)

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew Silhouette Map
Winkel-Denner V (40°) Silhouette Map

4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30°

Winkel Tripel Bartholomew
Winkel Tripel Bartholomew Tissot Indicatrix
Winkel-Denner V (40°)
Winkel-Denner V (40°) Tissot Indicatrix
 

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