Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoAfrican Union joins calls to end use of Mercator map that shrinks continent’s sizewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1294arrow-down111
arrow-up1283arrow-down1external-linkAfrican Union joins calls to end use of Mercator map that shrinks continent’s sizewww.theguardian.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square77fedilink
minus-squarebtaf45@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 months ago It was intentional as propaganda. During the Cold War, Nope. It is hundreds of years older that that.
minus-square7upCoconut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down4·4 months agoYes it is older than that. That doesn’t discount the fact that it was selected for that purpose.
Nope. It is hundreds of years older that that.
Yes it is older than that.
That doesn’t discount the fact that it was selected for that purpose.