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

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

That flat drawing inflates the size of countries closer to the North or South Pole. It exaggerates the area of North America and Eurasia while under-representing the size of much of South America and ...

The African Union has thrown its weight behind a "Correct the Map" campaign, calling for an end to the use of the standard ...

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

Africa is much bigger than you think. Here’s how you’ve been misled A world map drawn in the 1500s is to blame ...