The Impossible Map

Directed by Evelyn Lambart · Starring Bill Bolt · 1947

Using a grapefruit and simple demonstrations, this NFB film shows why flat maps distort the world and why the globe is the truest picture of the Earth.

A clever, hands-on 1947 explanation of why every flat map lies a little.

Development in long-range travel and the growing importance of the Arctic and Antarctic regions make it necessary to understand how maps may be misleading. Experiments with a grapefruit illustrate the difficulty of prese

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