Reversed Map Orientation Challenges Conventional North-Up Cartography

Summary

The article discusses a map created by Simmon that intentionally reverses conventional map orientation, placing south at the top instead of north. This geographically accurate but disorienting map challenges readers to reconsider why north is traditionally at the top of maps and whether this convention must always be maintained. The map includes standard features like countries, oceans, cities, and roads, plus inset maps showing Earth's biosphere, land cover, and bathymetry.