A hiker and outdoorsman, Mr. Thomas as a child yearned for a world where nature ruled supreme. His map represents the “idealistic planet that I wanted,” Mr. Thomas, 34, said.

Map from above shows Australia is a very flat place. January 22, 2005 — 11.00am. ... It is part of the most detailed topographic map of the world ever made, according the US space agency NASA .

National Library of Australia . A crumbling 17th century map of Australia—sketched more than 100 years before James Cook made his famed voyage to the continent—has been restored after a ...