tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post7674902206472043428..comments2024-03-28T07:56:38.659+00:00Comments on The View from the Blue House: Rethinking MapsRob Kitchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-66563285774846549602009-07-24T15:14:10.972+01:002009-07-24T15:14:10.972+01:00The Peters Atlas showed the correct size of Europe...The Peters Atlas showed the correct size of Europe compared with North Africa, and that was a real eye opener.Uriah Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046023583067265187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-31337068113453736492009-07-24T14:26:39.196+01:002009-07-24T14:26:39.196+01:00Great collection! I must remember to show my young...Great collection! I must remember to show my younger brother who is very interested in atlases. <br /><br />It is always good for a reader & writer to see things from a new perspective :DDorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-4096488378187470052009-07-24T11:53:12.598+01:002009-07-24T11:53:12.598+01:00Hi Dorte. Of course to anyone in Australia the ma...Hi Dorte. Of course to anyone in Australia the map is not only centred on the wrong place but the wrong way up. For a collection of 'corrected' maps see http://flourish.org/upsidedownmap/Rob Kitchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-74748924160408281032009-07-24T11:34:48.259+01:002009-07-24T11:34:48.259+01:00I remember how amazed I was when I realized it was...I remember how amazed I was when I realized it was possible to produce world maps which did not show Europe as the centre. <br /><br />So at least I have grasped that a map is only part of the truth LOLDorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.com