The Antipodes of New Zealand
‘The Antipodes of New Zealand’ is a strange little inset showing the relative size of New Zealand (and surrounding islands) against an upside down and back-to-front map of south western Europe.
But why?
From the Collins Australian Clear School Atlas (1964)
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adina-bailey reblogged this from paulbeige
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ohsoprofound reblogged this from fuckyeahcartography and added:
I like this map…even with the unfortunate implications that it might inadvertently make NZ look cool. Which is not good.
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mapalchemist reblogged this from paulbeige and added:
first time, though kinda right. It’s an antipodal map;...Spain are exactly on the opposite...
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fujimouse reblogged this from robofillet and added:
I just had to google ‘antipodes’, but now I know it’s quite interesting.
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robofillet reblogged this from jamesisaghostdad and added:
He did. It made me think about the globe in a three-dimensional way!
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jamesisaghostdad reblogged this from fuckyeahcartography and added:
Didn’t Ze Frank get some people to put bread on the ground at antipodes in New Zealand and Spain to make an earth...
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opaco reblogged this from fuckyeahcartography and added:
The Antipodes of New Zealand, que non é de todo correcto, via paulbeige, de the Collins Australian Clear School Atlas...
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cranialdetritus reblogged this from fuckyeahcartography and added:
Why not?
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cakesandcourage said:
So awkward and strange! But obviously I love it.
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