[DOC] [TLE] Mercator projection - Wikipedia [PAR] ... For higher resolution and coloured images see Mercator 1569 world map. That 
page contains details of the map and translations of the texts. The Mercator 
projection is a cylindrical map projection presented by the Flemish geographer 
and cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569. .... Greenland appears larger than 
Africa, when in reality Africa's area is 14... [DOC] [TLE] Why every world map you're looking at is WRONG: Africa, China and ... [PAR] Apr 4, 2014 ... Why every world map you're looking at is WRONG: Africa, China and India are 
distorted despite ... But in reality China is four times bigger than Greenland, Africa 
is three times bigger than .... A Mercator map created in 1569. [DOC] [TLE] The Most Popular Map Of The World Is Highly ... - Business Insider [PAR] Dec 12, 2013 ... Africa and Greenland are not the same size. ... created by Flemish cartographer 
Gerardus Mercator in 1569. ... Africa. Europe (excluding Russia) is only a bit 
larger than South America. ... Antarctica looks like the second-smallest continent. 
... to teach geography using the Gall-Peters instead of the Mercator. [DOC] [TLE] Africa: bigger than you think! Greenland: much smaller. [PAR] Mar 5, 2014 ... Map showing distortion of African continent size by Mercator projection ... We've 
been looking at a lot of maps recently (probably because of ... map projection first 
proposed in 1569 by Flemish geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator. 
All map projections distort the actual layout of the Earth to some... [DOC] [TLE] 3 Controversial Maps | Mental Floss [PAR] Aug 15, 2008 ... In 1973, a geography professor proposed redrawing the U.S. map with only 38 
states. ... the widely accepted map of the world known as the "Mercator Map" (
above). ... projection first developed in 1569 by Flemish cartographer ..... after 
looking at it that South America and Africa are much LARGER than they... [DOC] [TLE] Why Google Maps gets Africa wrong | World news | The Guardian [PAR] Apr 2, 2014 ... Mercator map of the world, with Africa and south America on top. ... So 
geographers, in Afric maps, ... by the Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 
1569  is the world map. ... north America looks at least as big, if not slightly 
larger, than Africa. ... Greenland, meanwhile, is 1/14th the size of the continent. [DOC] [TLE] Maps That Might Make You Rethink How You See the World [PAR] Oct 27, 2014 ... This is why Greenland looks so damned important on the Mercator Projection ... 
appear to be roughly the same size on this map, Africa is 14 times larger. .... map 
projection used) shows Canada is being far bigger than the U.S., ... Someone 
needs to re-do their math on the first one 1569+455=2024, either... [DOC] [TLE] Where am I? Mapping a New World - North Carolina Digital History [PAR] Map by Gerardus Mercator, 1569. About the map. In 1569, the Flemish 
geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator ... For example, Greenland is 
larger than Africa! ... developed until the early eighteenth century, and only then 
did the magnetic .... Look carefully for the lines of latitude, which are not straight 
 remember,... [DOC] [TLE] Map Projections That Lie - Geoff Boeing [PAR] Aug 1, 2015 ... world map mercator projection. It's huge! Greenland is bigger than the entire 
continent of Africa! Or is it? The map ... many maps? The Mercator projection was 
developed by the Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569. ... Go ahead, 
open up Google Maps and see how big Greenland looks. The very... [DOC] [TLE] Projections - Map skills and higher-order thinking - Learn NC [PAR] Now let's take a closer look at the process of drawing a map. If you're drawing a ... 
For example, on the map below, Greenland is larger than Africa! Figure 8-2. [DOC] [TLE] A Look at the Mercator Projection ~ GIS Lounge [PAR] Jan 13, 2014 ... A map projection is defined as a tool that transforms

Question: In 1569 this Flemish geographer developed a map of the world in which Greenland looks bigger than Africa
Answer: Gerardus Mercator