It shows all seven continents, Europe ... so what we see on a map is slightly distorted.Globes and maps are how we’ve seen the world for hundreds of years. They used to be hand-drawn to scale ...

Maps are all imperfect because they portray the globe ... of how big continents and countries are compared to one another. When you consider square mileage though, a whole new world appears.

The Countries of the World, being a Popular Description of the Various Continents, Islands, Rivers, Seas, and Peoples of the Globe. By Robert Brown, &c. Vol. I. (London: Cassell, Petter ...