The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the ...

Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it ...

For centuries, the familiar Mercator world map has quietly distorted Africa's size and significance. Now, a coalition of ...

Several African nations have begun replacing Mercator maps in schools with alternatives. The current campaign is "actively ...

African nations are calling for the world map to be redrawn to show the “greatness of the continent”. The African Union has ...

Image Represents One of the First-Ever Maps of the World Anaximander's map was said to have been made between 2,500 and 2,600 years ago. Madison Dapcevich Published Dec. 6, 2024 ...

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century ...

The plan was to draw and paint a huge world map — big enough to achieve a place in the Guinness Book of Records. On Nov. 14, 1988, with approval from the city, Jones' 38 students began laying ...

Created by Hajime Narukawa, the AuthaGraph World Map was announced as the winner of the 2016 Good Design Grand Award, one of the most prestigious design awards in Japan. It preserves the ...