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The island of Great Britain as seen from Scotland, using the Scots language, a southeast orientation, and a perspective at an angle of 35 degrees. [3509 x 4962] (Image credit: procrastinating2much)

c/map_enthusiasts · u/Blaze@sopuli.xyz · 169 points

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u/adam_y@lemmy.world · 1 points

I know. I'm very used to antipodean maps that invert the hemispheres.

The Egyptians used to map the Nile that way too.

Just feels odd to do it in this case.

u/krimsonbun@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 points

it's just a lil thing map nerds like to do to challenge the commonly used north at top and encourage us to give a second look to our landscapes

u/untorquer@lemmy.world · 4 points

Was going to say, directions are arbitrary and this map is not intended for navigation.

u/myrrh@ttrpg.network · 5 points

...this is a perspective projection: scotand's prominent in the foreground, ingland is below / beyond in the background...

(southeast is up)

u/adam_y@lemmy.world · 9 points

I wouldn't turn it upside down, North is still North.

But below the border it would just say, "here be fuds".

u/GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk · 7 points

The perspective is interesting. Slightly 3D/parallaxed, and I think also Mercator (because why not?)

u/BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world · 6 points

It's an interesting perspective but I'm not sure the Scots perspective would be putting south at the top?

Magnets still point north and the pole star is roughly north. Also it doesn't seem culturally right that the Scots would out England "above" them on a map?

The mercurator projection also benefits Scotland making it look larger although it's a marginal benefit within great Britain itself.