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Mercator v Reality (i.imgur.com)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Blaze@sopuli.xyz to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz

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[–] Repelle@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Sure, that’s why I qualified with “for its intended purpose”. It’s not a great classroom map but it is perhaps the most historically important projection. The problem is this idea of “Mercator bad” has entered public consciousness. For example, the start of this thread mentioned “how not-great the mercator is” without any such qualifications.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 months ago

Maybe one day I’ll get a Cahill-Keyes projection on the wall. I think it’s useful to see how surface areas compare.

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