Common projections shrink the size of Africa, but experts have long debated whether creating a precise map is possible.

Of course, Peters had a suggestion on how to fix this problem: his own map. The Peters Projection map claimed to show the world in a more accurate, equal-area fashion. Because Peters’s map ...

Of course Peters had a suggestion on how to fix this problem—his own map. The Peters Projection map claimed to show the world in a more accurate, equal-area fashion. Because Peters’s map ...

SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — The mayor of South Fulton is defending his international travels, which are funded by tax dollars. On Monday, Mayor Kobi, formerly known as Khalid Kamau, unveiled the office ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Every map of the world that you have ever seen is inaccurate. Well, of course, you ...

As alternatives to the Mercator projection, Nebraska’s new law requires schools to use the Gall-Peters projection map, the AuthaGraph projection map or another equal-area projection map.

The Gall-Peters projection was created by James Gall and Arno Peters in 1855. Date of map: August 15, 2011 Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium ...

The maps showed parts of Palestine that are not ... In the 1800s, the Gall-Peters Projection was introduced, subverting the Eurocentric proportions of the Mercator Projection and sizing landmasses ...

Save this picture! North Africa. Map by Gabriel de Vallseca, made in 1439. Image via Wikicommons, under public domain Another important projection is the Peters projection, which is also ...

The replacement map shows countries’ true proportions to one another. Created by German historian Arno Peters and introduced to the world in 1974, the Peters Projection map has been adopted for ...