Why Every Map You’ve Ever Seen Is a "Lie" (S5, E4) | Modern Marvels

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Published Jun 19, 2026

Join us as we chart the colorful history of cartography--from ancient Marshall Islands' stick maps to the New York City Police Department's computerized super-map. In Season 5, Episode 4, "Map Making."

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