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The evolution of maps and how they changed exploration

Maps have shaped human history far more than many people realize. Long before satellites and digital navigation existed, maps helped civilizations trade, travel, wage wars, and explore unfamiliar ...
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World maps get Africa’s size wrong: cartographers explain why fixing it matters

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...