Poster World map in Gall-Peters projection, 17th century style maps, + sea monsters and symbols, warm-light color scheme

Orange County Justice Initiative on Instagram: "The maps that we grew up on in the west, give us a different perception of what reality is. This may teach you something that you never thought about. Decolonize Your Mind. —————- The traditional Mercator map, created in 1569 for navigation, distorts the world by making countries near the poles (like Greenland, Europe, and North America) appear much larger than they actually are, while shrinking equatorial regions such as Africa and South America.