All maps lie. And all maps are wrong. As geographer Mark Monmonier claims, “Not only is it easy to lie with maps, it’s essential. Maps and globes, like speeches or paintings, are authored by humans and are subject to distortions. These distortions can occur through alterations to scale, symbols, projection, simplification, and choices around the […]
The Evolution from Flat Maps to Globes
Have you ever wondered how the world went from using flat maps to globes? While there are romantic tales of Christopher Columbus sailing toward the New World, intent on proving the Earth was a sphere while searching out new routes to the Indies, this isn’t the full story. Globes have actually been around much longer, […]
MOVA Geography: Breaking Down the Basics
Today and every day, we hope our products inspire people to be more in touch with the world around them. With our MOVA World Maps Collection, we capture the legacy of maps as valuable sources of knowledge while adding a new dimension of wonder and appeal. In honor of Geography Awareness Week, we are putting an extra […]
MOVA Geography: Relief Maps
What are relief maps? Want to learn more? Watch MOVA Geography: The Ecliptic
MOVA Geography: Ocean Currents
What causes ocean currents and how do they affect us? Want to learn more? Watch MOVA Geography: Relief Maps
MOVA Geography: Latitude vs. Longitude
The difference between latitude & longitude Want to learn more? Watch MOVA Geography: Ocean Currents
MOVA Geography: The Ecliptic
What is The Ecliptic? Want to learn more? Watch MOVA Geography: Latitude vs. Longitude
More Than Maps: A Geographical Q&A with Stacie Townsend
What does getting a degree in geography actually entail? According to Stacie Townsend, a PhD candidate in the Geography Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis, it’s a lot more varied and diverse than most people think. Stacie discusses how geography can be used to explain everything from trends in public transportation to the fictional town […]
Cartography Crusades & A New Breed of Maps: Denis Wood Q&A
Chances are you know someone who dislikes reading maps. Scales, grids, directions, legends, and all those details make it overwhelming to decipher information. Even mapmaker Denis Wood doesn’t use these things; in fact he challenges them. Maker of unconventional maps and author of several books denouncing the old rigid rules of cartography, Denis seeks instead to map things […]