the world map(s) of the future

The world maps of the future are probably going to look a lot more like these than like an artfully positioned Oblique Mercator projection. At least when you’ve got ocean matters on your mind.

FYI: if you’re into analog swag, these maps are sized to mount back-to-back.

Ocean Sailors World Map Type M
Ocean Sailors World Map Type N

2 Responses to “the world map(s) of the future”

  1. Unknown's avatar Anonymous Says:

    Original source? Where does it come from? Who did it?

  2. Unknown's avatar Anonymous Says:

    Hmm. I thought it was clear: I made these. From whole cloth. as they say, except as noted on the image: Satellite Geodesy from topex.ucsd.edu.
    To say it a different way: I discovered the map projection, transformed the ucsd data into the new shape, and created the graphical context (the stuff that makes it a poster).

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