We really spent four centuries trusting a map made by a guy who thought Greenland was bigger than Africa because he didn't want to get lost on his way to a spice market.
Why your world map is lying to you about the size of countries
Cartographers and geographers are challenging the long-standing dominance of the Mercator projection, which distorts landmass sizes to exaggerate the scale of northern regions while minimizing the global south. This project highlights the historical, political, and imperial biases embedded in standard world maps used in classrooms and navigation systems for centuries.
Source: Why your world map is lying to you about the size of countries — The Guardian
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