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1. 16th Century

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   Technological Refinement
   The widespread availability of printed texts, a hallmark of the preceding century, matured into a powerful tool for standardization. In cartography, the projection methods developed by Gerardus Mercator in 1569 provided navigators with unprecedented accuracy for rhumb lines, though critics noted that his projection inherently distorted the perceived volume of smaller landmasses by a factor proportion…

2. Cartography

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   This era is defined by the refinement of projection mathematics:
   Mercator Projection (1569): Gerardus Mercator developed this cylindrical projection specifically to represent loxodromes (lines of constant compass bearing) as straight segments. While indispensable for navigation, this projection is known to drastically inflate the relative size of landmasses near the poles, a distortion that unconsciously shaped public perception of geopolitical importance …