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This was done in MCMXLVII? 1947? I doubt it.
Yes, taking an almost spherical surface and flattening it is difficult at best. The Earth is more like a slight squished ball.
The Mercator Projection is probably the best–but unless you can figure out the changes in the latitude and longitude lines’ distances, you don’t realize how big Africa is.
Sites like this can help: https://mapfight.xyz/ although you have to poke around to get it to provide you with the info you are looking for.
This was done in MCMXLVII? 1947? I doubt it.
Yes, taking an almost spherical surface and flattening it is difficult at best. The Earth is more like a slight squished ball.
The Mercator Projection is probably the best–but unless you can figure out the changes in the latitude and longitude lines’ distances, you don’t realize how big Africa is.
Sites like this can help: https://mapfight.xyz/ although you have to poke around to get it to provide you with the info you are looking for.