The rendering of America and Africa in Martin Waldseemuller's 1507 world map (Wikimedia Commons) In June 2012, Brian McClendon, an executive at Google, announced that Google Maps and Google Earth ...

This attempt at creating a faithful world map took a similar tack to the Sinusoidal by pulling out the edges of the map to mimic a sphere. The Robinson isn’t as extreme, however, taking the form of a ...

The Imago Mundi is just one of many maps inscribed in the clay tablets of Mesopotamia. It seems to be unique, however, in its scope. “Most ancient clay maps are large-scale representations of small ...

Because previous world maps depicted only Europe, Asia, and Africa, this discovery warranted a new map. In 1507, German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller published one that included—and named ...

See, the world maps we’ve been using for centuries don’t show the most accurate appearance of the landmasses, either. But the Equal Earth World Map is changing that.

Most of the world maps you’ve seen in your life are past their prime. The Mercator was devised by a Flemish cartographer in 1569. ... Daniel R. Strebe, via Wikimedia Commons.

Wikimedia Commons. If you once failed geography class, have no fear -- because the world map you were studying wasn't even accurate. Don't freak out, though: ...

Image courtesy of User Bibi Saint-Pol, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. ... "The first world map ever, created by Anaximander of Miletus (610 BC–546 BC), a Greek philosopher." ...