Mushmouth
11-11-2018, 09:50 AM
Currently, British schools use and teach the Mercator projection map, made by Flemish cartographer Geradus Mercator in 1569.
This 400-year-old map was created at a time when Europe was seeking to establish dominance and Mercator’s intention was navigational accuracy – with an imperialist agenda.
His map was literally drawn along the colonial trade routes and as a result of this bias, European countries were depicted significantly larger than they physically are.
For instance, Mercator exaggerated the size of Greenland, when it is in fact 14 times smaller than Africa.
https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/11/its-time-to-tackle-the-racism-that-lurks-in-our-classrooms-starting-with-the-map-of-the-world-8102005/
This 400-year-old map was created at a time when Europe was seeking to establish dominance and Mercator’s intention was navigational accuracy – with an imperialist agenda.
His map was literally drawn along the colonial trade routes and as a result of this bias, European countries were depicted significantly larger than they physically are.
For instance, Mercator exaggerated the size of Greenland, when it is in fact 14 times smaller than Africa.
https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/11/its-time-to-tackle-the-racism-that-lurks-in-our-classrooms-starting-with-the-map-of-the-world-8102005/