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tyrom22 t1_jef2xyk wrote

I’m pretty sure I’ve seen a map with the south on top once. Forgot which country made it.

North is probably on top more often due to more of the landmasses being there and the countries that made the maps being from there

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PerpetuallyLurking t1_jefuphh wrote

I know ancient Egypt oriented their maps with south facing up. That’s the way the river flowed.

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Kolbin8tor t1_jefv2kj wrote

Ancient Egyptian maps had south at the top. Likely because the Nile River started in the south and flowed north.

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TCGHexenwahn t1_jefvfe3 wrote

I saw a medieval map in Stockholm that had the south up

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