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As the UN adopts an equal world map, meet the three geographers who disputed how the Earth was charted 2000 years ago

by Daniel Hanigan

The way a continent appears on the map can shape perceptions of its place in the world – so much is at stake in the depiction of its size and scale.

https://theconversation.com/as-the-un-adopts-an-equal-world-map-meet-the-three-geographers-who-disputed-how-the-earth-was-charted-2000-years-ago-293297?utm_campaign=the-daily-40295&utm_content=the-daily-40295_uk%7C2%7C40295%7C7cb51905&utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze&utm_term=As+the+UN+adopts+an+equal+world+map%2C+meet+the+three+geographers+who+disputed+how+the+Earth+was+charted+2000+years+ago

Books about Cartography at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/29251

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