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Miller vs. Patterson Cylindrical
Miller | Patterson Cylindrical | |
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Creator | Osborn Maitland Miller (1942) | Tom Patterson, Bojan Savric, Bernhard Jenny (2014) |
Group | Cylindric | Cylindric |
Property | Compromise | Compromise |
Other Names |
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Remarks | — | The Patterson cylindrical balances polar exaggeration against maintaining the familiar shape of continents. Read Introducing the Patterson Cylindrical Projection on cartographicperspectives.org. Here on map-projections.net there’s an article about Patterson Cylindrical. Note: Up to the end of 2019 I showed a wrong rendition of the Patterson projection here (having a false aspect ratio). The current image is correct. Read the blogpost about this. |
recommended comparisons | Miller, Compact Patterson |
Miller Equirectangular (28°) Equirectangular (35.6°) |
This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why? The Patterson projection derives from the Miller projection. |
1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit
2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit
Miller
Patterson Cylindrical
3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit
4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to fit
Miller
Patterson Cylindrical
5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width
Miller
Patterson Cylindrical
6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width
Miller
Patterson Cylindrical
7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width
8. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to same width
Miller
Patterson Cylindrical
9. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to fit
Miller
Patterson Cylindrical
10. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to same width
Miller
Patterson Cylindrical