I don't disagree with you but I do think that the politics around the Mercator are very interesting. The Westwing clip is really eloquent in this respect. I found the site illustration of how big Africa really is to be surprising.

I'm sure every projection has drawbacks and advantages that may not even effect a fantasy world map. Here in the real world however things are different.

This is food for thought about map projections. Fitting a globe on a flat sheet of paper is not easy.


Sigurd