It is part of an exhibition drawing attention to the history of South Africa and the way it is perceived around the world. The Chinese map, covering more than 17 square metres, was produced in silk.

By the time World War I broke out ... by EmperorTigerStar shows how this process transpired. H/t Brilliant Maps! Africa History maps Science Get the best tech, science, and culture news in ...

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

This map shows what the world would look like then ... Yes, there are an awful lot of languages in Africa, reflecting the continent's deep history and its diversity. You can see that a number ...

An incredible map shows the “true” size of Africa ... it accounts for about 18 percent of the world's human population. Africa's population is the youngest among all the continents; the ...

From one of the earliest depictions of the continent - to the colonial scramble for land - the maps of Africa reveal a great deal about the people who have lived there through the centuries.

On the Mercator map, Greenland looks massive compared with Africa, which is actually ... because students study world geography; and 11th grade because world history is taught.

But, in reality, three Canadas would comfortably fit inside Africa. Our world map is wildly misleading. It’s all down to the European cartographer Geert de Kremer, better known as Mercator ...