Africa’s official maps are stuck in the past, often either outdated, incomplete—or both. But governments don’t have the budgets to fix them, making it difficult to complete projects as complex as ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Historic Maps of Africa collection includes 78 maps and dates from circa 1631 to 1973. Geographic content of individual maps varies from ...

The Mercator map, first created in the 16th century, has long been the standard map used for navigation and education, but it stretches land masses farther from the equator. For example, Greenland ...

A 1935 map of Africa offers a rare look at the continent during the height of colonial rule, before modern countries of the world were formed. By examining this map, we can better understand how ...

Map of countries in Africa shaded according to the geometric mean rank of the composite child health index. Blue is healthiest and green is unhealthiest. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...