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This is a Werner Projection of the globe.
 

 
The Werner Projection is an equal-area pseudoconic cordiform projection. It is a special case of a Bonne projection, in which the globe is rotated 90 degress toward the viewer before the transformation is done.
 
Unlike conformal maps, such as the often-used Mercator projection, equal-area maps preserve the relative sizes of the features. Although the equal-area comes with the price of distorted coastlines (since it is impossible to have an equal-area conformal projection), it makes abundantly clear what a small fraction of the Earth we in the US and Europe occupy.
 
I want as many people to be familiar with this image as possible. When they think of the world, I want them to think of this, with its heart shape, no political boundaries, and equal weight given to all continents.
 
If you like this image, I encourage you to steal it. If you want to use it on something large, like a banner, take the big one (~20" across). [Soon I'll provide links to a tiled version of the big one for ease of printing, and a reversed image for iron-on.] You don't need to tell me or credit me in any way; just take it.