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Comparison: Frančula VIII vs. Frančula IX

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Creator
Frančula VIII	Nedjeljko Frančula (1971)
Frančula IX	Nedjeljko Frančula (1971)
Group
Frančula VIII	Lenticular
Frančula IX	Lenticular
Property
Frančula VIII	Compromise
Frančula IX	Compromise
Other Names
Frančula VIII	—
Frančula IX	—
Remarks
Frančula VIII	Derived by Umbeziffern from the American Polyconic, minimized distortion by application of the Airy criterion. For more information, refer to my blogpost The Frančula Projections or Frančula’s original paper Die vorteilhaftesten Abbildungen in der Atlaskartographie (German).
Frančula IX	Derived by Umbeziffern from the American Polyconic, minimized distortion by application of the Airy criterion. For more information, refer to my blogpost The Frančula Projections or Frančula’s original paper Die vorteilhaftesten Abbildungen in der Atlaskartographie (German).
recommended comparisons
Frančula VIII	Frančula IX
Frančula IX	Frančula VIII
This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why? These two projections nearly identical, so you might spot the differences in direct comparision only.

	Frančula VIII	Frančula IX
Creator	Nedjeljko Frančula (1971)	Nedjeljko Frančula (1971)
Group	Lenticular	Lenticular
Property	Compromise	Compromise
Other Names	—	—
Remarks	Derived by Umbeziffern from the American Polyconic, minimized distortion by application of the Airy criterion. For more information, refer to my blogpost The Frančula Projections or Frančula’s original paper Die vorteilhaftesten Abbildungen in der Atlaskartographie (German).	Derived by Umbeziffern from the American Polyconic, minimized distortion by application of the Airy criterion. For more information, refer to my blogpost The Frančula Projections or Frančula’s original paper Die vorteilhaftesten Abbildungen in der Atlaskartographie (German).
recommended comparisons	Frančula IX	Frančula VIII
This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why? These two projections nearly identical, so you might spot the differences in direct comparision only.

1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit

Frančula VIII

Frančula VIII

Frančula IX

Frančula IX

Frančula VIII CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Frančula IX CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit

Frančula VIII

Frančula VIII

Frančula IX

Frančula IX

Frančula VIII CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Frančula IX CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections

Frančula VIII Silhouette Map

Frančula IX Silhouette Map

Frančula VIII Silhouette Map CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Frančula IX Silhouette Map CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

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

Frančula VIII

Frančula VIII Tissot Indicatrix

Frančula IX

Frančula IX Tissot Indicatrix

Frančula VIII Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Frančula IX Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width

Frančula VIII

Frančula VIII

Frančula IX

Frančula IX

Frančula VIII CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Frančula IX CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width

Frančula VIII

Frančula VIII

Frančula IX

Frančula IX

Frančula VIII CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Frančula IX CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections

Frančula VIII Silhouette Map

Frančula IX Silhouette Map

Frančula VIII Silhouette Map CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Frančula IX Silhouette Map CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

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

Frančula VIII

Frančula VIII Tissot Indicatrix

Frančula IX

Frančula IX Tissot Indicatrix

Frančula VIII Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Frančula IX Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

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

Frančula VIII

Frančula VIII Tissot Indicatrix

Frančula IX

Frančula IX Tissot Indicatrix

Frančula VIII Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Frančula IX Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

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

Frančula VIII

Frančula VIII Tissot Indicatrix

Frančula IX

Frančula IX Tissot Indicatrix

Frančula VIII Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Frančula IX Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA