The world turned upside down
Item Information
- Title:
- The world turned upside down
- Description:
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Oriented with South at the top, this “upside-down” world map presents a disconcerting image, but clearly conveys a message that unconventional world views can be meaningful. Prepared for an organization that reports on global poverty and inequality, the map helps to teach “people to see the world from a broader, more inclusive perspective.” Traditional, north-oriented world maps emphasize Europe and North America, implying that other continents are less important. This contrary perspective places Africa and South America in the center, suggesting that the southern hemisphere’s developing countries are equally important.
- Creator:
- Dyer, Mick.
- Date:
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[ca. 2005]
- Format:
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Maps/Atlases
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center - Collection (local):
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Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
- Subjects:
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World maps
- Places:
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World
- Extent:
- 1 map : col. ; 42 x 82 cm.
- Terms of Use:
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Under copyright.
All rights reserved.
- Publisher:
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Oxford; Amherst, Mass :
Oxford Cartographers; Distributed by ODT, Inc.
- Scale:
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Scale not given ;
- Language:
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English
- Notes:
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Includes three map projection examples and text.
- Notes (exhibitions):
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Exhibited: "Unconventional Maps: Exploring the Stories of Cartographic Curiosities" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2011-2012.
- Identifier:
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06_01_007667
- Call #:
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G3200 2005 .D9x
- Barcode:
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39999059005973
