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Historic maps of Africa collection

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Historic Maps of Africa collection includes 78 maps and dates from circa 1631 to 1973. Geographic content of individual maps varies from ...
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African Union pushes map showing Africa’s true scale

The African Union is fighting to correct the misrepresentation of the African continent. By advocating for maps that reflect Africa’s true size, the AU aims to ensure a more accurate representation of ...
CNN

African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent’s true size

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favor of one that more accurately displays Africa ...
Los Angeles Times

14 Greenlands fit inside Africa: Campaign gains global momentum for map accuracy

DAKAR, Senegal — On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But on the Equal Earth projection showing continents in their ...
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"A Map of the Kingdoms of Kongo, Angola, & Benguela with the Adjacent Countries"

Historic maps of Africa collection, EEPA 1991-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. 1 Map (b&w, 12 1/8 X 14 5/8 in. (30.8 x 37.1 cm.)) ...