Common projections shrink the size of Africa, but experts have long debated whether creating a precise map is possible.

Tom PattersonThe Equal Earth map projection. An accurate world map is something that has evaded cartographers for centuries. But this new design just might make distorted maps a thing of the past.

Mercator Projection (Credit: Daniel R ... mathematician even developed an eponymous equation to quantify the degree of distortion that a world map experienced. Called Tissot’s indicatrix, the equation ...

The earliest known world map was etched sometime around the 6th ... came up with a solution that worked for sailors. On his projection, the parallel vertical lines of longitude are equally spaced ...

And the Mercator projection has remained popular ... a spherical surface to a rectangular surface such as a map of the world while maintaining correctly proportions in areas," according to ...

These different map representations are called projections. Oh hello! I’m just working out where I am by using this world, er…globe to give it its proper name. A globe is a model of planet ...

The Peters Projection map claimed to show the world in a more accurate, equal-area fashion. Because Peters’s map showed the size of developing nations more accurately, charitable organizations ...

The earliest known map dates back to 600 BC, etched onto clay tablets, while the first world map was crafted ... The challenge of map projection lies in representing a spherical object on a ...

IN showing elevation on a map of the world generalisations are essential, but detail and accuracy must not be sacrificed for the sake of graphic effect if such a map is to have any practical value ...

In 1569 he drew a world map, what's become known as the Mercator projection. It did a good job of showing countries' shapes and was excellent at showing ocean sailing courses, very important to ...

These different map representations are called projections. Oh hello! I’m just working out where I am by using this world, er…globe to give it its proper name. A globe is a model of planet ...