The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the African Union wants to use instead.

The African Union endorses 'Correct the Map' campaign to replace Mercator projection with Equal Earth for geographical ...

How distorting are map projections? Here’s what four commonly used systems of projection do to a human head. From the 1921 publication Elements in Map Projection comes this striking ...

Like most maps, this one has a projection, and Lambert's conformal conic is the name of the equation behind, below, and between every flattened shape on this beautiful America.

A growing campaign backed by the African Union is urging schools and organizations to replace the Mercator projection with a ...

A flat map with the Mercator projection. (Image credit: BardoczPeter via Getty Images) "Some projections distort more than others," Edney said. "Mercator's projection is the classic example.

A campaign group is pushing to have the current world map "corrected" to show Africa is actually larger than the current ...

Given its distortions, why has the Mercator projection continued to dominate classrooms, atlases and even digital maps for centuries?

African Union promotes a new map revealing Africa’s true scale, aiming to reshape global perspectives on the continent’s size ...