Map Grid

http://isccp.giss.nasa.gov/docs/mapgridinfo.html
This is an unusual map because it simply shows the grid. Its purpose is to show the construction of maps, how distortion plays a part at the poles and how that translates into further distancing on a scaled paper map in a 2-D surface. As a reference point, the world map is included in the background for the viewer to trace the latitudes within the map according to the location of continents and countries. It is important to notice the partitioning of the map. Unlike maps we usually read from in the United States, this map begins into Europe and Africa, instead of the commonly seen Pacific Ocean and American Continent. It gives the viewer a different perspective, which might question values and social constructions, just like the effects upside down maps have when you are accustomed to seeing North East South West always with USA North West, and Asia North East.