This is due to the Mercator Projection, a map type dating back to 1569 ... to the entire continent of Europe, which spans a large portion of the northern hemisphere, they are surprisingly similar ...

The map that many people remember from elementary school, the Mercator Projection, was originally designed by the Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569. It was designed at a time when ships ...

Whether you realize it or not, you're probably pretty familiar with the Mercator projection. It's the chosen map of Google, and often displayed in classrooms around the country. But Boston public ...