And Monte deliberately opted for a north polar azimuthal projection—as opposed to the now-ubiquitous Mercator projection—so his map would resemble a three-dimensional sphere.

Azimuthal polar projection Azimuthal equidistant projection. Daniel R. Strebe, CC BY-SA. All the projections we’ve discussed so far tend to put one continent in the middle of the map, giving it ...

Map with Equidistant Polar Projection, Supposed to Antedate Mcreator's Chart, Found. Share full article. LONDON TIMES -- NEW YORK TIMES Special Cablegram. July 18, 1902; ...

Nations are also depicted inaccurately on Mercator Projection maps, including Greenland, which looks nearly the size of Africa on Mercator Projection maps when in reality the country is about 14 ...