Map of our Solar System

In this map obtained from davidrowan.co.uk, one can clearly see a map of our solar system. We see the sun located in the center of the planetary orbits. The orbits of the planets are not delineated. The relative sizes of each planet to each other can possibly be taken as accurate. However, this is no way of being 100% sure without notification. Additionally, the moons of the various planets are shown. It is interesting to see how the cartographer oriented the map relative to the sun as it is in the center of the solar system. The map seems to show a cross section of the planets aligned in orbit. However, the planets are almost never aligned perfectly. This hints that the author wanted to only show the relative sizes and positions of the planets to one another and not their actual location. Lastly, there is no kind of direction or orientation given (i.e. north, south). This bolsters the idea that the author was not trying to show the actual location in space of each planet.