Which type of projections could be considered cylindrical or rectangular projections?

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Cylindrical projections come from projecting the globe onto a cylinder, and when that cylinder is laid out flat the map forms a rectangle. The Mercator projection is the classic cylindrical type, built by projecting onto a cylinder and then unrolling it. The Miller projection follows the same idea, but tweaks the latitude scaling to reduce distortion near the poles, so it’s still a cylindrical (rectangular) projection. The Gall projection is an equal-area projection that is also described as a cylindrical projection, typically presented in a rectangular form as well. Because each of these is generated from a cylindrical mapping, they all fit as cylindrical or rectangular projections.