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

Traditional 2-D maps of Earth are highly distorted, but this award-winning design makes a world of difference.

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

Bizarre, Enormous 16th-Century Map Assembled for First Time The largest known world map of its time—made of 60 individual sheets—can finally be seen as the mapmaker intended.

The Mercator Projection, Ptolemy’s ‘Geographia’, the Fra Mauro Map, and even Google Maps have all shaped how we experience the world around us.