Have you ever looked at a world map and wondered why some countries seem much larger than others, even though that doesn't ...

The traditional world map, known as the Mercator projection, seriously messes up the size of countries. by German Lopez. Aug 17, 2016, 2:40 PM UTC. RealLifeLore.

When many people picture a map of the world, what they're probably thinking of is a Mercator projection, a representation that despite its apparent distortions has been around more than 400 years.

US schools to get new world map after 500 years of 'colonial' distortion. Expert explains why maps of Britain show Cornwall 'ever so slightly' bigger than it actually is ...

The Mercator projection of the world map is suited for marine navigation and once so commonplace that generations of schoolchildren thought Greenland was as large as Africa. Though out of fashion ...

OUR map of the world hasn’t changed much in centuries. It seems to be set in stone. The thing is, it’s not accurate. When this world map was charted in the 1600s according to the Mercator’s ...

This groundbreaking map was created in 1569 by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Various other designs have emerged over the centuries, all tainted by distortions ...

The Equal Earth World Map builds off previously released maps like the Mercator projection map and the Gall-Peters projection map. However, these two maps had problems of their own.

World map with the British Empire highlighted in red, Mercator projection. Author: Colomb, J.C.R. Publisher: MacClure & Co. Date: 1886. Location: Great Britain. BY Ruben Pater In November 2014 ...

This phenomenon can be attributed to the Mercator projection, a map most commonly seen hanging in classrooms and in text books, which was created in 1596 to help sailors navigate the world.

Many of the maps we use today are based on a solution created by Gerardus Mercator, a Flemish geographer. In 1569 he drew a world map, what's become known as the Mercator projection.