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Comparison: Frančula XIV vs. Wagner VII

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Creator
Frančula XIV	Nedjeljko Frančula (1971)
Wagner VII	Karlheinz Wagner (1941)
Group
Frančula XIV	Lenticular
Wagner VII	Lenticular
Property
Frančula XIV	Equal-area
Wagner VII	Equal-area
Other Names
Frančula XIV	—
Wagner VII	Hammer-Wagner
Remarks
Frančula XIV	A Wanger VII variant, derived by Umbeziffern from the equatorial azimuthal equal-area projection, minimized distortion by application of the Airy-Kavrayskiy criterion. For more information, refer to my blogpost The Frančula Projections or Frančula’s original paper Die vorteilhaftesten Abbildungen in der Atlaskartographie (German).
Wagner VII	My personal favourite among the equal-area projections! :-)
recommended comparisons
Frančula XIV	Wagner VII
Wagner VII	Entfernungsbezogene Frančula XIV Wagner VIII Wagner-Denoyer I
This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why? Frančula XIV is a variation of the well-known Wagner VII.

	Frančula XIV	Wagner VII
Creator	Nedjeljko Frančula (1971)	Karlheinz Wagner (1941)
Group	Lenticular	Lenticular
Property	Equal-area	Equal-area
Other Names	—	Hammer-Wagner
Remarks	A Wanger VII variant, derived by Umbeziffern from the equatorial azimuthal equal-area projection, minimized distortion by application of the Airy-Kavrayskiy criterion. For more information, refer to my blogpost The Frančula Projections or Frančula’s original paper Die vorteilhaftesten Abbildungen in der Atlaskartographie (German).	My personal favourite among the equal-area projections! :-)
recommended comparisons	Wagner VII	Entfernungsbezogene Frančula XIV Wagner VIII Wagner-Denoyer I
This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why? Frančula XIV is a variation of the well-known Wagner VII.

1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit

Frančula XIV

Frančula XIV

Wagner VII

Wagner VII

Frančula XIV CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Wagner VII CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit

Frančula XIV

Frančula XIV

Wagner VII

Wagner VII

Frančula XIV CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Wagner VII CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections

Frančula XIV Silhouette Map

Wagner VII Silhouette Map

Frančula XIV Silhouette Map CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Wagner VII Silhouette Map CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

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

Frančula XIV

Frančula XIV Tissot Indicatrix

Wagner VII

Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix

Frančula XIV Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width

Frančula XIV

Frančula XIV

Wagner VII

Wagner VII

Frančula XIV CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Wagner VII CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width

Frančula XIV

Frančula XIV

Wagner VII

Wagner VII

Frančula XIV CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Wagner VII CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections

Frančula XIV Silhouette Map

Wagner VII Silhouette Map

Frančula XIV Silhouette Map CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Wagner VII Silhouette Map CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

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

Frančula XIV

Frančula XIV Tissot Indicatrix

Wagner VII

Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix

Frančula XIV Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

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

Frančula XIV

Frančula XIV Tissot Indicatrix

Wagner VII

Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix

Frančula XIV Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

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Tobias Jung Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

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

Frančula XIV

Frančula XIV Tissot Indicatrix

Wagner VII

Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix

Frančula XIV Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA