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Found some great other maps, feel free to look over or not at your leisure...

Equal-area projection of the world represents land masses in correct proportion to each other in terms of land area.
There are various types of these projections, but biggest thing to notice is how big the equatorial countries are compared to a "normal" projection; those we see everyday in school/on tv.

A "normal" (Mercator) projection of the world. Compare to above image.

Another equal-area projection, this time flipped "upside-down" with South at the top. Also centred on Asia, India, and Australia. Why is North always up?

There's no scientific reason for it.

Korean map of the world, mid-eighteenth century.

From (http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/world/heavens.html)

A map of the universe, earth-centric,
representing the planets in horizontal layers above us with Heaven at the very top.

From Konrad von Megenberg's Buch der Natur, mid 14th century.

From (http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/world/heavens.html)

And finally:

"Map" from a 1976 New Yorker cover. Illustrates a New Yorker's view of the world, from 9th avenue, with vague lumps denoting other cities, and some flattish landmasses describing the edges of the New Yorker's awareness: China, Japan, Russia. From (http://www.adambaumgoldgallery.com/steinberg/posters/view_of_new_york.jpg)