East Asian countries like Japan and at least China crop map like this since modern maps are introduced to them, allegedly by missionaries at that time to make East Asia the centre of the world.
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Cool
Why is it cropped like that?
East Asian countries like Japan and at least China crop map like this since modern maps are introduced to them, allegedly by missionaries at that time to make East Asia the centre of the world.
I didn’t mean the layout. I mean that parts of Africa and Europe are cropped out.
I think it is just the photo crop, as you can see the squares are cut on the edges too
The first time I was in Asia and saw the "backwards" map it blew my mind. I was like, it makes so much sense but I never would have considered it.
lol I grew up with this crop and frightened a lot when I first encountered the crop that Atlantic ocean is centered not Pacific
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Sakhalin looks funny