Created by Gerardus Mercator, this map projection solved critical navigation problems for maritime exploration. While revolutionary for sailors, it later became controversial for its distortion of continental sizes, particularly minimizing the size of African and South American landmasses.
The Mercator Projection (1569) (2/25)
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