Equal Earth •
Greenwich Meridian
A world map for everyone
The Equal Earth Wall Map is for schools, organizations, or anyone who needs a map showing countries and continents at their true sizes relative to each other. Africa appears 14 times larger than Greenland as it actually is. And wherever you live, the map has you covered. Download a choice of three versions centered on these regions: Africa/Europe, the Americas, and East Asia/Australia.
Other features include:
• It’s free. Download the map and print as many copies as you want.
• It’s big. The map measures 55” wide x 29” tall (1.4 x 0.74 meters). You can print it even larger thanks to the very high resolution.
• Just enough detail. The 2,600+ map labels provide geographic context without overwhelming you with too much information.
• Professional design. With pleasing colors, readable type, and clear visual hierarchies, this is a map that you will want to look at.Political Wall Map
As he says, a problem that has been in need of a solution for centuries. A globe is the only true aid but they are impractical in most cases.
While people are free to choose the map they find most informative as their standard, the antipathy towards the Mercator projection is just unrepenting ignorance. Mercator made a map that addressed a number of issues sailors would face going from point A to point B on a map that was a flat approximation of a round(ish) planet, it did not have any political aim, and it became a standard because for a non trivial amount of time people mover around a lot by boat. So, while people should absolutely choose whatever map they prefer, the pox on the house of the unrepenting ignoramuses.
How relevant is a specialized navigation map to the majority of the world? Not much. I have gone decades without knowing it was a specialized navigation map.
No political aim? History, cultural bias and propaganda suggest otherwise.