An accurate world map is something that has evaded cartographers ... which was created by Flemish geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569, according to IFLScience.

Users on Reddit have been left baffled after seeing a map with the true size and shape of countries — including Greenland — as most maps distort the real size of countries ...

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Created by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569 ... Some may prefer other map projections, like the Gall-Peters, but none can represent world perfectly. Displaying a 3-D shape on ...