Richard Jones<p>A <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a> in the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/wild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wild</span></a>. Turned around this evening in the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pub</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/urinal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urinal</span></a> (not before I’d finished!) to see this peeling <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/wall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wall</span></a> paint. Can you see a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mercator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mercator</span></a> northern hemisphere <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>global</span></a> projection here? It struck me immediately!</p><p>FYI I hate Mercator projections. If I’m forced to put <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/north" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>north</span></a> at the top of my maps, then I choose <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EqualEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EqualEarth</span></a> projections. I disavow Mercator’s <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/imperialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>imperialist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>global</span></a> view of the world. As a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/medieval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medieval</span></a> (ist) <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/East" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>East</span></a> is always top of any map I draw anyway! <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Orientate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orientate</span></a> your <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maps</span></a>.</p>