Polyconic and polycylindric (a.k.a. pseudocylindric) projections are often used. Shown next is the development from three cylinders to the limiting case of an infinite number of cylinders resulting in the equal area sinusoidal projection.
W. Tobler, 1986, “Polycylindrical Map Projections”, The American Cartographer, 13(2):117-120.