A map drafted in 1942 by geophysicist and oceanographer Athelstan Spilhaus in which the oceans take centre stage and landmass is negative space.
Mapping website La Cartographe sez:
It’s both awesome and totally confusing, The deformation is such that the American and Asian continents are completely torn apart. Europe, Africa, and South-East Asia, on the other hand, maintain a coherent form. This projection is rarely used and it is a shame!
Related: Actual Size
Delightfully discombobulating. a reminder that we’re all in one biosphere together.
Athelstan Spilhaus what a name!