How distorting are map projections? Here’s what four commonly used systems of projection do to a human head. From the 1921 publication Elements in Map Projection comes this striking demonstration of ...

The problem is not that accurate maps do not exist. The issue is that Western institutions have been slow to adopt them.

As people continue to see the world through maps, people come to view regions as larger or smaller than their actual size. These relationships between regions have a profound effect on people as they ...

When people look at a world map on a classroom wall or on their phone, one of the first things they notice is how huge Greenland looks. On many common maps, Greenland appears to be nearly as large as ...

For centuries, the Mercator projection has been one of the most recognizable representations of the world. Developed in 1569 during the height of maritime exploration, it was engineered with a ...

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In classrooms, offices, and libraries across the United States, one world map appears again and again: the Mercator projection. Its familiarity makes it feel authoritative, even though it was never ...

President Trump is again floating the idea of annexing Greenland, the semiautonomous Arctic island that is a territory of Denmark. Greenland's location between North America and Russia gives it ...

MR. STEERS's useful little book on map projections, the third edition of which has recently been issued, is written for those students of geography who have only the most elementary knowledge of ...