Mapping Modernity

15. Base Map Draft

25 October 2023

Netherlands: terminus of river systems 

A fresh view on our nation is essential: viewing the Netherlands as the terminus of river systems. This explains the unconventional orientation of this map, where east is depicted at the top. This represented a new understanding of the Netherlands not as an isolated entity but one greatly affected by events in neighbouring European countries.

Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Base Map Draft National Environmental Vision, The Hague 2019.