Upside down Globes

[Thunderbird]

If history had been different, and all the great explores and cartographers originated from Australia, would not all the globes and world maps be upside down today ?

[Jway]

Are you saying the flags (all of them) would be upside down too?

[Thunderbird]

Originally Posted by Jway

Are you saying the flags (all of them) would be upside down too?

No.

[Qfwfq]

Why Australia? What about much of Africa and South America?

Anyway, just recently I was reading that only a few centuries ago, in Europe, it was common for maps to have south toward the top.

Originally Posted by Jway

Are you saying the flags (all of them) would be upside down too?

You forgot the toponyms. Why not them too?
C'mon Jway, you know that isn't the point at all...

[maddog]

Thunderbird,

I am not sure whether Australia would have other than a South-Top orientation preference
over North-Top. Though as Qfwfq said this was done about that time. I am Damn sure
that all Australian cartographers would have Australia as The Larges Continent on said
globe.

maddog