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Comparison: Craster’s parabolic vs. Sinusoidal

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Projection No. 2:

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Remark: On these two projections, «scaled to fit» and «scaled to same width» will be quite identical!

1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit

Craster’s parabolic
Craster’s parabolic
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal

2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit

Craster’s parabolic
Craster’s parabolic
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Craster’s parabolic Silhouette Map
Sinusoidal Silhouette Map

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

Craster’s parabolic
Craster’s parabolic Tissot Indicatrix
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal Tissot Indicatrix

5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width

Craster’s parabolic
Craster’s parabolic
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal

6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width

Craster’s parabolic
Craster’s parabolic
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal

7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections
Craster’s parabolic Silhouette Map
Sinusoidal Silhouette Map

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

Craster’s parabolic
Craster’s parabolic Tissot Indicatrix
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal Tissot Indicatrix

9. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to fit

Craster’s parabolic
Craster’s parabolic Tissot Indicatrix
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal Tissot Indicatrix

10. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to same width

Craster’s parabolic
Craster’s parabolic Tissot Indicatrix
Sinusoidal
Sinusoidal Tissot Indicatrix
 

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