The map, which is virtually square, would not have been of much use for someone trying to navigate the countryside with a compass, but would have given a rough idea of where the main settlements were.

It's amazing how much of the map is green, indicating countries that celebrate a national independence day every year. Not all of these marked the end of colonialism (for example, Austria's ...

The map uses 1 grid square to represent 1 million people. You can see how the map tries to stay true to a country’s original shape though it obviously gets hard when you’re dealing with very ...