There to my mind has always been some confusion over cartography and map projections in the flat earth world . At the last count there are well over 20 taking into account all the variations. The question is why so many? The answer is to do with the difficulty of mapping the surface of a spherical body on to a more convienient flat sheet of paper which induces different kinds of distortion depending upon the projection method used. Possibly the most accurate is the AuthaGraph system. But at the end of the day, world maps only really have pictorial value. If you were to do some serious navigation like trecking in a remote mountain range you would opt for a map such as a 1:25,000 scale, where every 4 cm on the map equals 1 km in the real world.
Somehow flat earth believers have seen all these various projections as some indication that there is some confusion about the shape of the world! This is of course false, so it’s important we put that one to rest right now. As I’ve previously said it’s just the old orange skin problem of how to best represent the curved surface of a sphere on a convienient flat sheet of paper you could stick on a classroom or government wall. For most practical uses these world maps find little use in real world navigation, where large scale maps that show more detail are more appropriate.
One of the things that has really astonished me are when flat earth believers talk about making an alternative world map! Which is of course an impossibility. The work and time required to map even a small area is immense the idea of an individual doing it is beyond even wishful thinking moving well into make believe. César-François Cassini de Thury The famous French cartographer spent his whole life trying to map France. He sadly died before it’s completion, this being eventually done by his son. You would be too late in any case as the world has been pretty well mapped. The shape, dimensions and relative position of all the land masses and main topographical features are known so no need for any alternative!
While I think there are reasons to be sceptical about the moon landings, maps and their validity is an entirely different matter.