The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In ...

A new online platform called wplace invites users to “paint the world” on a massive digital canvas. This ever-evolving map allows people to create art using a limited number of pixels over time.

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

The African Union is officially fed up with the 16 th -century representation of its continent that the world has accepted as the norm. The AU, which comprises 55 African nations, has set off on a ...

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

Explore the fascinating history of world maps, from ancient to modern times, and their impact on our understanding of geography and culture.

Mercator projection is not the first time a European map distorted or misrepresented a region, says one expert. Another explains that mathematically, it is impossible to have one accurate flat map.

For centuries, the maps used to understand the world have distorted Africa’s size compared to most northerly nations.

Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map's shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent's global ...

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