Martin says, “with this map, I’ll never get lost” — but I’ll remind him that it’s hard to read a map when it’s on your back! Tattoo by Pandy at Future Skin in Ottawa, Canada.
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126 responses to “World Map Bcakpiece”
they are talking about maps, not globes
i totally thought the same thing as them
they are talking about maps, not globes
i totally thought the same thing as them
I love this.
I love this.
tee hee, “bcak”
tee hee, “bcak”
Jen @ 23 – I think you’re right. At least, that’s the tat my brain flashed on when I saw this one.
Love this one just as much as the other. Brilliant! Love the “reverse” order placement of the continents too.
Jen @ 23 – I think you’re right. At least, that’s the tat my brain flashed on when I saw this one.
Love this one just as much as the other. Brilliant! Love the “reverse” order placement of the continents too.
Nice! Personally I’m hoping he just leaves it as an outline since the lines are so crisp.
Nice! Personally I’m hoping he just leaves it as an outline since the lines are so crisp.
AMAZING! GORGEOUS!
AMAZING! GORGEOUS!
D’oh. I meant Pacific, not Atlantic.
D’oh. I meant Pacific, not Atlantic.
lol it took 28 people before the typo was pointed out. unless it;s some kind of clever pun spelling it in a different order because the map is in a different order to what we’re used to… maybe i’m reading into that too much
lol it took 28 people before the typo was pointed out. unless it;s some kind of clever pun spelling it in a different order because the map is in a different order to what we’re used to… maybe i’m reading into that too much
I love this tattoo. Easily one of the best I’ve seen on this site. Color it, don’t color it, it’s all good.
I love this tattoo. Easily one of the best I’ve seen on this site. Color it, don’t color it, it’s all good.
I’d tattoo little pins and post-it notes over the places I’d visited. 😉
I’d tattoo little pins and post-it notes over the places I’d visited. 😉
Oddly enough, I think the world looks more balanced in this configuration (Africa and Europe on the right, the Americas on the left).
Amazing tattoo. Simple concept, brilliant execution. Something about the thickness of the outline is so appealing to me.
Oddly enough, I think the world looks more balanced in this configuration (Africa and Europe on the right, the Americas on the left).
Amazing tattoo. Simple concept, brilliant execution. Something about the thickness of the outline is so appealing to me.
Ooh, I’ve wanted a world map tattoo like that one for a while. Nicely done.
Ooh, I’ve wanted a world map tattoo like that one for a while. Nicely done.
Makes me think of the Prison Break tattoo, but sort of zoomed out.
Makes me think of the Prison Break tattoo, but sort of zoomed out.
I’m from NZ and that’s the way our maps look! Though sometimes our country goes missing down the part where the two pages join…
I’m from NZ and that’s the way our maps look! Though sometimes our country goes missing down the part where the two pages join…
thats the coolest tattoo ever.
thats the coolest tattoo ever.
Perhaps the placement of Africa/Sth America is such that it makes and even coverage of shoulder blades…..art and aesthetics, not politics.
I like it alot, it kinda reminds me of skin peeling off someones back when they get sunburnt.
Perhaps the placement of Africa/Sth America is such that it makes and even coverage of shoulder blades…..art and aesthetics, not politics.
I like it alot, it kinda reminds me of skin peeling off someones back when they get sunburnt.
No Antarctica? It would be hard to add, but it’s still missing.
No Antarctica? It would be hard to add, but it’s still missing.
It would seem that being used to seeing North America in the middle of every map has created a kind of ethnocentrism amongst us. There is no “backwards” or “reverse” order of the continents. If you look on maps and atlases that are from almost anywhere in the world that isn’t North America, you’ll see it laid out like that. Personally, I think that it makes a lot more sense to do it that way, so that you don’t end up with a piece of Russia split off every time like it’s always shown in our maps.
It would seem that being used to seeing North America in the middle of every map has created a kind of ethnocentrism amongst us. There is no “backwards” or “reverse” order of the continents. If you look on maps and atlases that are from almost anywhere in the world that isn’t North America, you’ll see it laid out like that. Personally, I think that it makes a lot more sense to do it that way, so that you don’t end up with a piece of Russia split off every time like it’s always shown in our maps.
I love how it didn’t even occur to me that the map was somehow off because it wasn’t your typical depiction of the US=left side, Asia=right side. I’d love to blame it on being an anthropologist but I think I’m just not observant enough.
I love how it didn’t even occur to me that the map was somehow off because it wasn’t your typical depiction of the US=left side, Asia=right side. I’d love to blame it on being an anthropologist but I think I’m just not observant enough.
i second .caitlin. thats just the way maps look in nz…i was getting confused by the people who said it looks backwards. i was just like…its the world, how is that confusing!
i second .caitlin. thats just the way maps look in nz…i was getting confused by the people who said it looks backwards. i was just like…its the world, how is that confusing!
p.s that was me ^^
p.s that was me ^^
p.s.s no that wasn’t me^^ haha.. ANYWAY!
AUSTRALIA REPRESENT YO!
p.s.s no that wasn’t me^^ haha.. ANYWAY!
AUSTRALIA REPRESENT YO!
if you’re from australia/new zealand/asia then that’s how maps look in books and whatnot. just like it’s focused on north america if you’re from that third section of the world and europe if from that section. hence i think #7 has a good point…
if you’re from australia/new zealand/asia then that’s how maps look in books and whatnot. just like it’s focused on north america if you’re from that third section of the world and europe if from that section. hence i think #7 has a good point…
I really like how this looks. I think I would like one for myself that looks like a puzzle with bright primary colors for all the countries.
I really like how this looks. I think I would like one for myself that looks like a puzzle with bright primary colors for all the countries.
Continents… I mean. :\
Continents… I mean. :\