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Subject: Inverted map
Category: Reference, Education and News > General Reference
Asked by: ncates-ga
List Price: $9.50
Posted: 27 Sep 2003 13:41 PDT
Expires: 27 Oct 2003 12:41 PST
Question ID: 260814
Where can I find a map that is inverted-- that is, it's top
is south and its right is west-- yet the letters are right-side-up? 
The map must be of the world or the United States, suitable as a
poster, and currently for sale.
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Subject: Re: Inverted map
Answered By: leli-ga on 27 Sep 2003 15:46 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hello ncates 

There are several interesting "south up" maps of the world available,
though I found no map of an inverted United States alone.

I hope one of these will suit you.

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The "What's Up? South! map:
http://www.mastersandscribes.com/item497.htm

"What's Up? South!" World Map - Laminated - 36" x 56" - rolled and
tubed

The "What's Up? South!" World Map ... challenges basic notions of "up"
and "down". This shows Australia on top with the poles reversed
because whoever said that North MUST be up? (Note: This map is a Van
der Grinten projection, not a Peters). A startling way to view the
world, and a great way to shake people up and help them question their
assumptions.
Price: $29.95
 

"What's Up? South!" World Map - paper folded - 36" x 56"
Price: $20.00 

Order page:
http://www.odt.org/mcart/index.cgi?code=3&cat=1#wuspaper 	


Laminated version of the map under a different name:
World Upside Down 35X56 Lam  $29.95
http://www.globecorner.com/t/t29/14983.php


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McArthur's Universal Corrective Map  - 23" x 35", Laminated - $29.95

A new item. Original and classic version. Imported from Australia and
laminated in the USA. Unique downunder viewpoint with cheeky Aussie
humor.

Click on image for larger version:
http://www.odt.org/mcart/index.cgi?code=3&cat=1#wuspaper 

ODT page of new maps
http://www.odt.org/NewMaps.htm

Another supplier of the McArthur and the What's Up? South!
http://www.diversophy.com/products/publication/peters_map.htm


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STOP PRESS! (17 September 2003) - Introducing our all new Upside down
World Map

You'll never see the world in the same way again. 
For those wondering why ‘traditional’ world maps show Europe appearing
above the rest of the world, this convention was born when the
earliest European navigators began using both the North Star and the
magnetic compass in order to aid navigation. Therefore, it was seen as
logical that the world should be mapped with North placed at the top
and it’s a convention that has endured throughout the centuries since.

Size: 33" by 23.5" inches (84 by 59.5 cm)  $19.95

or laminated: $24.95
http://www.masonsmaps.com/category11_1.htm

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World Upside Down
$7.95
Format: Paper-folded
Size: 23" X 33"

Traditional world maps are drawn from the perspective of the first
European explorers and cartographers - with the Northern Hemisphere at
the top.

This map is unlike any other! The orientation is reversed from a
standard North on top, South on bottom map. This time, the hemispheres
are flip flopped and so are the continents, but still in a readable
format(east coasts are west, and west coasts are east).
The World Upside Down: This Pacific-centered map clearly shows all
political boundaries and capital cities.

Cities: many
Country Borders: yes
U.S. State Border: yes
Roads: no
Physical/Terrain Shading: no
Timezones: yes
Ocean Relief: no
Projection: Pacific Centered 
http://www.maps.com/cgi-bin/magellan/Map_Store___Travel_Maps___World_MapsHEMA_WOR_UP

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The Hobo-Dyer Cylindrical Equal Area Projection  - $8.95  (2002)

At the present time, the HDP is available only in an 11" x 17"
placemat size. Due to the unusual proportions of the new map, ODT also
printed eight other map projections for comparison purposes on the
border of the map. The reverse side of the HDP map shows the exact
same projection, but with two somewhat startling changes: south is on
top; and Australia is shown in the middle of the map.
http://www.odt.org/hdp/index.htm

Larger view of the Hobo-Dyer:
http://www.odt.org/Pictures/sideb.jpg

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This is two maps in one: half the whole world, half a map of the US
and Canada:

Upside Down World Map

Australia Up There!
Get this great map for a teaching aid or just for fun! See the world
through an Aussie' eyes.
2' x 3'
US$: 8.99 / CD$: 12.99 
http://www.australia-fare.com/maps1.htm

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A south-up map of the Americas is available, but there doesn't seem to
be a picture of it online.

"An upsidedown map of the Americas called A New World of Understanding
by Jesse Levine is available from Laguna Sales, 4015 Orme Street, Palo
Alto, CA 94306 or 415-494-7729. "
See this page with a great deal more information on "upside down"
views of the world:
http://www.flourish.org/upsidedownmap/


Map: A New World of Understanding
by Jesse Levine
Published by:	Laguna Sales
Notes:	Map of the Americas with southern hemisphere on top.
Contact Laguna Sales, 4015 Orme Street, Palo Alto, CA 94306 or
415-494-7729. Turnabout Map.
http://www.interfaitheducationinitiative.org/materials/visualaids.jsp?topic=75

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OTHER PAGES WHICH MAY INTEREST YOU
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California Upside Down
http://www.maps.com/cgi-bin/magellan/Map_Store___Travel_Maps___U_S__State_Folded_Maps___A___CML_CA_UP?Partner_ID=shst1

South Up Maps
http://www.odt.org/southupmaps.htm


World Map Terra Nova Medium "upside down"  laminated
SIZE: 40 x 29 INCHES.
SCALE: 1:40,000,000
This map is also available Framed in a beautiful Gold colored frame.
World map Upside Down Laminated and framed 	$ 146.99
Shipping, Packing & Insurance 	$ 40.00
http://freemap.com/WorldTerraNovaMedUpsideDownLL.htm



I hope you enjoy browsing through these interesting maps as much as I
did, and certainly hope you will find one that meets your needs.
Please let me know if I can clarify anything, or help with this
further in any way.


Best Wishes - Leli


Search strategy:

map "north and south" reversed OR inverted
"What's Up? South!"
McArthur's map
map "new world of understanding"
upside-down map
Hobo-Dyer map
"south up map"
ncates-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
Very thorough.  Thank you.

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