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Comparison: Wagner VII vs. Wagner VIII

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Creator
Wagner VII	Karlheinz Wagner (1941)
Wagner VIII	Karlheinz Wagner (1949)
Group
Wagner VII	Lenticular
Wagner VIII	Lenticular
Property
Wagner VII	Equal-area
Wagner VIII	Compromise
Other Names
Wagner VII	Hammer-Wagner
Wagner VIII	—
Remarks
Wagner VII	My personal favourite among the equal-area projections! :-)
Wagner VIII	—
recommended comparisons
Wagner VII	Entfernungsbezogene Frančula XIV Wagner VIII Wagner-Denoyer I
Wagner VIII	Wagner VII Wagner IX Wagner-Böhm I
This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why? To illustrate Wagner’s gradual transformation of his projections.

	Wagner VII	Wagner VIII
Creator	Karlheinz Wagner (1941)	Karlheinz Wagner (1949)
Group	Lenticular	Lenticular
Property	Equal-area	Compromise
Other Names	Hammer-Wagner	—
Remarks	My personal favourite among the equal-area projections! :-)	—
recommended comparisons	Entfernungsbezogene Frančula XIV Wagner VIII Wagner-Denoyer I	Wagner VII Wagner IX Wagner-Böhm I
This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why? To illustrate Wagner’s gradual transformation of his projections.

1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit

Wagner VII

Wagner VII

Wagner VIII

Wagner VIII

Wagner VII CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Wagner VIII CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit

Wagner VII

Wagner VII

Wagner VIII

Wagner VIII

Wagner VII CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Wagner VIII CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections

Wagner VII Silhouette Map

Wagner VIII Silhouette Map

Wagner VII Silhouette Map CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Wagner VIII Silhouette Map CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

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

Wagner VII

Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix

Wagner VIII

Wagner VIII Tissot Indicatrix

Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Wagner VIII Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width

Wagner VII

Wagner VII

Wagner VIII

Wagner VIII

Wagner VII CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Wagner VIII CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width

Wagner VII

Wagner VII

Wagner VIII

Wagner VIII

Wagner VII CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Wagner VIII CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width

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Grey areas: Superimposition of projections

Wagner VII Silhouette Map

Wagner VIII Silhouette Map

Wagner VII Silhouette Map CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Wagner VIII Silhouette Map CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

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

Wagner VII

Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix

Wagner VIII

Wagner VIII Tissot Indicatrix

Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Wagner VIII Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

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

Wagner VII

Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix

Wagner VIII

Wagner VIII Tissot Indicatrix

Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Wagner VIII Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

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

Wagner VII

Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix

Wagner VIII

Wagner VIII Tissot Indicatrix

Wagner VII Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA

Tobias Jung Wagner VIII Tissot Indicatrix CC BY-SA

CC BY-SA