Stuart McArthur (age 12 - living in Australia) drew an early version of his map in 6th grade and passed it in to his teacher, and the teacher said: "Stuart, redo this right or you're not going to pass." And Stuart didn't understand why it was that he couldn't have Australia on the top of the map.  

Watch this 2-minute clip and see the story behind the map that eventually sold over 350,000 copies - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYuV4eOVz38 

Not bad for a kid who was told to do things a different way.

Learn more about Stuart McArthur's Universal Corrective Map at http://odtmaps.com/detail.asp_Q_product_id_E_McA-23x35

Read the humorous text printed on the map at 

http://odtmaps.com/detail.asp_Q_product_id_E_McA-23x35_A_Contents=TAB3

Putting Australia at the top half of a map, as was done on McArthur's Universal Corrective Map, may seem like the work of some prankster in the Outback, but in fact, there is no intrinsic reason to put the Southern Hemisphere at the bottom. Nor is there a universal mandate that requires the "Prime Meridian" to pass through Greenwich, England. Instead, these are choices based on mapmakers' objectives and biases. Like other choices in mapping, they show how individuals in a particular time and place perceived their world. Buy the map HERE.

Help celebrate Australia Day on January 26th - 

Give a McArthur Map to every student and teacher you know....

Buy one for all your Australian friends.....

and circulate this video link

                   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYuV4eOVz38

and inspire them with this great story.

The full length film is available for purchase, for licensing ...

or for free on-line streaming - courtesy of Earth Day Network TV