Difference between peters map and mercator map

Mercator maps were founded by Geradus Mercator 1569. One thing the Mercator map is a standard map with nautical navigation. The map also has straight rhumb lines for sailing. Antartica and Greenland are larger. Some people think that larger, developed countries are favored in Mercator maps because they are much bigger compared to the other ones. Mercator maps are not very accurate when moving large areas.

Peters Map Projection was first published by James Gall in 1855. At first it was called Gall orthographic and developed into The Gall-Peter Projection. People believe there is many flaws with the sizes of continents within the map. One flaw is the lack of distance equality everywhere on the map. In contrast, the sizes of the countries are very accurate compared to the Mercator map. Mental images can create long lasting effects in human minds. Africa and South America look very small on the Mercator map creating a sense of less meaning compared to larger countries. In conclusion, The Mercator map is more useful for nautical purposes and the peter map is more useful for displaying countries accurately. In the long run, neither are useful today because people use GPS instead of physical maps.

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