On the surface, it’s just an old map—but every border tells a deeper story. This 1935 view of Africa offers a striking look into colonial power and how it shaped the continent ...

For over five centuries, a single version of the world map has shaped our perception of geography. The Mercator projection, ...

The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In ...

Map of Southern Africa (inset) with Namaqualand enclosed in the darker grey area with approximate location of the archaeological sites and the town of Springbok marked.

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century ...