Why do world maps always show the Americas on the west and Asia on the east?

Question

If the world is round can we make any point of the world the center in maps? Or is there a specific reason all the world maps show the continents in the same orientation?

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Answer 1

I bought a world map (poster-sized) from Rand McNally that is Pacific centric. It’s pretty cool.

I can’t find it online now…