ALL MAPS ARE WRONG?! 😱 Did you know this? > In 1569, Mercator published his epic world map. This map, with its Mercator Projection, was designed to help sailors navigate around the globe. They could use latitude and longitude lines to plot a straight route. > Mercator’s world maps flattened the spherical planet to make it easier to display. Displays of landmasses are not necessarily proportional to their actual size, especially toward the poles. > The projection preserves the shape of all the c

Africa is a lot larger than you think - and Europe isn’t where you thought it was. Boston’s public schools are introducing a different world map - arguing that the old one is inaccurate. | Channel 4 News