Because the world is a sphere, it is difficult to accurately project this on a two-dimensional map. When the world is ... seven continents and five oceans. Europe is a continent.

Both maps reveal the great challenge the ... a magnificent reminder of Europe’s first efforts to chart the world as they were coming to know it.

The past 100 years have seen another world ... day Europe is based on the lines drawn following the conflict sparked by Princip's bullet. (Pull cursor to the right from 1914 to see 1914 map ...