‘A map is never neutral’: meet the cartographers who took on centuries of western bias
Source: www.theguardian.com ·
Section: headlines ·
Bias: Left
· Published: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:00:10 GMT
Equal Earth projection, adopted by the UN last week, provides an alternative to 16th-century Mercator displayThree cartographers have spoken of their astonishment at the UN’s near-universal adoption of a map they created to more accurately show the sizes of Africa and Europe, even though they have received a few complaints from some disgruntled diplomats.The creators of the Equal Earth projection aimed to provide an alternative to the dominant 16th-century Mercator display, which critics have long faulted for giving the impression that northern hemisphere nations are larger than they are – and therefore subtly reinforcing perceptions of where global strength lies. Continue reading...
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