10 Maps That Were Very, Very Wrong

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Source/Further reading:

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1862_Johnson_Map_of_the_World_on_Mercator_Projection_-_Geographicus_-_WorldMerc-johnson-1862.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1778_Bellin_Nautical_Chart_or_Map_of_the_World_-_Geographicus_-_World-bellin-1778.jpg
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sed/media/sed/staffprofiles/profiles/236399.jpg
http://www.teachingheart.net/columbus.htm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/busting-a-myth-about-columbus-and-a-flat-earth/2011/10/10/gIQAXszQaL_blog.html
https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:Paolo_dal_Pozzo_Toscanelli_1.jpg
https://uk.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:Landing_of_Columbus_(2).jpg
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:Google,_Apple,_Facebook,_Amazon_and_Microsoft.png
https://www.flickr.com/photos/smjb/8011406535
https://www.flickr.com/photos/smjb/8011406535
https://www.hindustantimes.com/apps/apple-maps-give-solution-to-china-japan-island-row/story-IFuIBENPMh5tsQ1J98Mp3K.html
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Section_of_the_Map_of_the_British_Colonies_in_North_America_(John_Mitchell_1755).jpg
https://laughingsquid.com/mimal-the-elf-hidden-in-the-map-of-the-united-states/
https://www.minnpost.com/mnopedia/2014/02/story-behind-minnesotas-weirdly-shaped-northern-border/
https://growlermag.com/mistaken-minnesota-the-mapmaking-errors-that-shaped-our-states-landscape/
https://uk.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:Lake_Winnipeg_map.png
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MNTopo2.GIF
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51bt0P%2BKxeL._SX322_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Morrell_Antarctic_Voyage_1822.png
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mercator_1569_world_map_sheet_key.png
https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:Gerardus_Mercator2.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mercator_1569.png
https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/2y1d79/gerardus_mercator_was_born_503_years_ago_today/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gall%E2%80%93Peters_projection_SW.jpg
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https://udm.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:Map_of_Middle_East.png
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