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New Google Doodle Honors Inventor of Flat Map Gerardus Mercator

Jailed for heresy in 1544, Mercator later revolutionized navigational theor...

Jailed for heresy in 1544, Mercator later revolutionized navigational theory

German Chancellor Angela Merkel presents Chinese President Xi Jinping with a a map of China from the 18th century at the Chancellor's Office on March 28, 2014, in Berlin

Maybe Heads of State Shouldn't Give Maps as Presents

When German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave Chinese President Xi Jinping an a...

When German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave Chinese President Xi Jinping an antique map of his country as a gift during his recent visit to Berlin, she couldn’t have known what a stir it would cause