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 ...

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: ...

Most common world maps are highly size distorted, ... [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons. 11 / 12. Greenland: massive on a Mercator world map, but here's its true size between Africa and South ...