Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people’s perceptions ...

"On classroom walls from Lagos to London", the standard map of the world depicts an "inflated Britain at the centre" and a dramatically "shrunken Africa", said The Times. But this could soon change.

The Waldseemüller map, printed in 1507, depicted the New World in a new way. Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress It was a curious little book. When a few copies began resurfacing, in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Mercator map, created ...