Krause's map of Africa makes a factual argument, which is that Africa is bigger than it looks on Gerardus Mercator's map. Any fact becomes an argument whenever it is controversial on its own (Lunsford and Ruszkiewicz 153). Krause's map challenges Mercator's projection published in 1569, causing disagreements about the true size of Africa. He uses the corrective information to argue against “rampant Immappancy” and makes people realize how Mercator projection distorts the sizes of countries on the map (“The true true size of Africa”). Thus, Krause's map of Africa makes an argument. Krause's map also arouses the public to understand more about this mysterious land--Africa. Because many maps distort the size of countries such as UK, China, and