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The biggest mistakes in mapmaking history - Kayla Wolf

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For thousands of years, people made both functional maps and what are known as cosmographies, illustrating the earth and its position in the cosmos, often including constellations, gods, and mythic locations. These maps were meant to depict the world's geography, but weren't necessarily useful for navigation and contained some glaring mistakes. Kayla Wolf shares mapmaking’s biggest blunders.

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Meet The Creators

  • Educator Kayla Wolf
  • Director Serin İnan, Kozmonot Animation Studio
  • Narrator Alexandra Panzer
  • Storyboard Artist Gürkan Gürler
  • Animator İrem Usta, Gürkan Gürler
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