In 1569, Flemish mapmaker Gerardus Mercator synthesized existing ideas in navigation and cartography to create a new type of world map. It has stood the test of time: Billions of people would ...

The Mercator map of the world is used by many governments and international organisations. But the Correct The Map campaign ...

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century ...