It is part of an exhibition drawing attention to the history of South Africa and the way it is perceived around the world. The Chinese map, covering more than 17 square metres, was produced in silk.

On the Mercator map, Africa – sitting on the equator ... Other alternative maps are being introduced around the world too. In the US and Germany, for example, maps based on the so-called ...

Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized ...

Common projections shrink the size of Africa, but experts have long debated whether creating a precise map is possible.

There are believed to be between 1,000 and 2,000 distinct languages across the continent, which have roots in the major language families in the world. The map, from Exploring Africa, has colour ...

We often think of a map as a realistic representation of the world, but it is actually quite the opposite ... reality and cartographic representation greater than in parts of Africa. The map of Africa ...

A French map of Africa, c. 1911 (PD). By the time World War I broke out, Britain and France collectively controlled 45% of Africa’s population. Germany, late to the show, held on to 9%.

These maps from ... variety of ecosystems in Africa make it one of the most biodiverse regions around. The Encyclopedia of Earth notes that one quarter of the world's mammal species, one fifth ...

When she's not galavanting around New York's restaurant ... get a more accurate depiction of the world after the school district rolled out a new standard map of the world that show North America ...