For sale! Gerard Mercator's (1512-1594) map of Egypt (Appendix Tab III. Tabulae Afr.). Published in Cologne, ca.1584. Dm for more details & to buy (open to offers), or go directly to my Etsy shop here: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
Gerard Mercator (1512-1594), EGYPT, Appendix Tab III. Tabulae Afr. First Edition of Mercator's Ptolemaic Map of Egypt, Cologne, Ca.1584 - Etsy UK
This Maps item is sold by SourisdesMoissons. Dispatched from United Kingdom. Listed on 30 Oct, 2026
www.etsy.com
October 31, 2026 at 7:49 AM
About time. I can't believe it took the UN this long. And the US voted against it. Why am I not surprised by that. I wonder how long it'll take before it is widely adopted.
#mercatormap
#newworldmap
#equalearth
www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/w...
#mercatormap
#newworldmap
#equalearth
www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/w...
UN votes to adopt new map that makes our world look very different | CNN
The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong.
www.cnn.com
September 6, 2026 at 1:04 AM
About time. I can't believe it took the UN this long. And the US voted against it. Why am I not surprised by that. I wonder how long it'll take before it is widely adopted.
#mercatormap
#newworldmap
#equalearth
www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/w...
#mercatormap
#newworldmap
#equalearth
www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/w...
UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size www.bbc.com/news/article... #UnitedNations #CorrectTheMap #Africa #Togo #WorldMap #MercatorMap #GerardusMercator #Cartography #Colonialism #CartographicColonialism #AfricanUnion
UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size
The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - with the US as the only nation to vote against it.
www.bbc.com
September 5, 2026 at 6:59 AM
UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size www.bbc.com/news/article... #UnitedNations #CorrectTheMap #Africa #Togo #WorldMap #MercatorMap #GerardusMercator #Cartography #Colonialism #CartographicColonialism #AfricanUnion
UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... #UnitedNations #CorrectTheMap #Africa #Togo #WorldMap #MercatorMap #GerardusMercator #Cartography #Colonialism #CartographicColonialism #AfricanUnion
UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
Togo-sponsored resolution calls to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2026 at 8:42 AM
UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... #UnitedNations #CorrectTheMap #Africa #Togo #WorldMap #MercatorMap #GerardusMercator #Cartography #Colonialism #CartographicColonialism #AfricanUnion
From #CTAN:
Thomas F. Sturm submitted an update to the mercatormap package.
Version: 1.3.1 2026-06-03
License: lppl1.3
Summary description: Spherical Mercator coordinate systems and Web Mercator tile integration
ctan.org/pkg/mercator...
#TeXLaTeX 🗺️
Thomas F. Sturm submitted an update to the mercatormap package.
Version: 1.3.1 2026-06-03
License: lppl1.3
Summary description: Spherical Mercator coordinate systems and Web Mercator tile integration
ctan.org/pkg/mercator...
#TeXLaTeX 🗺️
June 5, 2026 at 1:00 AM
From #CTAN:
Thomas F. Sturm submitted an update to the mercatormap package.
Version: 1.3.1 2026-06-03
License: lppl1.3
Summary description: Spherical Mercator coordinate systems and Web Mercator tile integration
ctan.org/pkg/mercator...
#TeXLaTeX 🗺️
Thomas F. Sturm submitted an update to the mercatormap package.
Version: 1.3.1 2026-06-03
License: lppl1.3
Summary description: Spherical Mercator coordinate systems and Web Mercator tile integration
ctan.org/pkg/mercator...
#TeXLaTeX 🗺️
From #CTAN:
Thomas F. Sturm submitted an update to the mercatormap package.
Version number: 1.3.0 2026-02-19
License type: lppl1.3
Summary description: Spherical Mercator coordinate systems and Web Mercator tile integration
www.ctan.org/pkg/mercator...
#TeXLaTeX 🗺️
Thomas F. Sturm submitted an update to the mercatormap package.
Version number: 1.3.0 2026-02-19
License type: lppl1.3
Summary description: Spherical Mercator coordinate systems and Web Mercator tile integration
www.ctan.org/pkg/mercator...
#TeXLaTeX 🗺️
February 21, 2026 at 6:04 PM
From #CTAN:
Thomas F. Sturm submitted an update to the mercatormap package.
Version number: 1.3.0 2026-02-19
License type: lppl1.3
Summary description: Spherical Mercator coordinate systems and Web Mercator tile integration
www.ctan.org/pkg/mercator...
#TeXLaTeX 🗺️
Thomas F. Sturm submitted an update to the mercatormap package.
Version number: 1.3.0 2026-02-19
License type: lppl1.3
Summary description: Spherical Mercator coordinate systems and Web Mercator tile integration
www.ctan.org/pkg/mercator...
#TeXLaTeX 🗺️
#donaldtrump probably wants to buy #greenland because when he looks at a map Greenland looks big as-fuck compared to say... #iceland. He probably doesn't understand #mercatormap projections.
December 26, 2024 at 1:40 AM
#donaldtrump probably wants to buy #greenland because when he looks at a map Greenland looks big as-fuck compared to say... #iceland. He probably doesn't understand #mercatormap projections.
January 9, 2026 at 10:22 PM
African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent’s true size @sightmagazine.bsky.social #AfricanUnion #Mercatormap #mapsofAfrica #2018EqualEarthprojection #AfricaNoFilter #SpeakUpAfrica
sightmagazine.com.au/news/african...
sightmagazine.com.au/news/african...
African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent's true size - Sight Magazine
The African Union has backed a campaign to replace the 16th-century Mercator map with one that accurately displays Africa's size.
sightmagazine.com.au
August 15, 2025 at 5:54 AM
African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent’s true size @sightmagazine.bsky.social #AfricanUnion #Mercatormap #mapsofAfrica #2018EqualEarthprojection #AfricaNoFilter #SpeakUpAfrica
sightmagazine.com.au/news/african...
sightmagazine.com.au/news/african...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
#Canada #DonaldTrump is such an idiot. #Greenland #MercatorMap #Recommended
#Canada #DonaldTrump is such an idiot. #Greenland #MercatorMap #Recommended
Trump’s Greenland delusions of grandeur are based on a deceiving map
Donald Trump is a megalomaniac with Putinesque delusions of grandeur. Yet despite his obvious ability to connect with less-educated Americans (winning non-college-educated white voters 66-32 ), he’...
www.dailykos.com
January 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
#Canada #DonaldTrump is such an idiot. #Greenland #MercatorMap #Recommended
#Canada #DonaldTrump is such an idiot. #Greenland #MercatorMap #Recommended
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025... #Canada Why is an OLD photo #DonaldTrump used here??? #Greenland #MercatorMap #Recommended
Trump’s Greenland delusions of grandeur are based on a deceiving map
Donald Trump is a megalomaniac with Putinesque delusions of grandeur. Yet despite his obvious ability to connect with less-educated Americans (winning non-college-educated white voters 66-32 ), he’...
www.dailykos.com
January 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025... #Canada Why is an OLD photo #DonaldTrump used here??? #Greenland #MercatorMap #Recommended
#MercatorMap
The African Union #AU has backed a campaign to end the use of a 16th-century map in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa's size.
👏👏👏
news.sky.com/story/why-af...
The African Union #AU has backed a campaign to end the use of a 16th-century map in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa's size.
👏👏👏
news.sky.com/story/why-af...
Why African campaign groups want the traditional world map scrapped
The Mercator map of the world is used by many governments and international organisations. But the Correct The Map campaign has revived criticism of its use.
news.sky.com
August 19, 2025 at 6:05 AM
#MercatorMap
The African Union #AU has backed a campaign to end the use of a 16th-century map in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa's size.
👏👏👏
news.sky.com/story/why-af...
The African Union #AU has backed a campaign to end the use of a 16th-century map in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa's size.
👏👏👏
news.sky.com/story/why-af...
January 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
What a #5,000km #Radius #Circle Around #Paris Looks Like on a #Mercator #Map.
{ #mercatormap #parisepicenter #greatcircleroute #mapprojection #travel }
{ #mercatormap #parisepicenter #greatcircleroute #mapprojection #travel }
November 24, 2024 at 2:15 AM
What a #5,000km #Radius #Circle Around #Paris Looks Like on a #Mercator #Map.
{ #mercatormap #parisepicenter #greatcircleroute #mapprojection #travel }
{ #mercatormap #parisepicenter #greatcircleroute #mapprojection #travel }