ODT Map resources


Peters Projection World Maps
Traditional Peters Projection Map - Africa-centered
Pacific-Centered Peters
To order the above maps:
Laminated wall size (35" x 51")
Paper wall size (35" x 50", folded)
Pacific-Centered (20.5" x 32", folded paper)
Atlas
Postcards
Magnet
Teacher resources
Local resources for maps
Outside the USA & Canada
Additional resources for the above maps:
ODT Home Page
Peters Map Explanation
Peters Map stars on TV's West Wing
Free sample postcard
Arno Peters Photo Biography
Trailer of Peters Documentary
Copyright-free B&W maps
Handbook

"What's Up? South!" World Map
An exciting addition to your teaching resources that challenges
the basic notions of up and down.
Who says North MUST be up?
Note: This map is a Van der Grinten projection, not a Peters.
Four of the seven thumbnail images included on the map.
To order:
Laminated wall size
Paper wall size
Teacher resources
Local resources for maps
Outside the USA & Canada
Additional resources:
ODT Home Page
"What's Up? South!" Map Explanation
Details on the thumbnail panels
See other south-up maps

The Population Map

Each country represented in proportion to its population
Four of the seven thumbnail images included on the map
To order:
Laminated wall size (35” x 52”)
Special price on slightly creased maps
Paper wall size (35” x 52”) folded
Paper wall size (35” x 52”) rolled
Postcards (10-pack)
Postcards (100-pack)
Local resources for maps
Outside the USA & Canada
Additional resources:
ODT Home Page
Find out more about the map and how it was developed
Radio Interview on Environmental Network News - 12min.
Free Population map postcard
If the World were a village… great statistics for expanding global awareness (pdf format)
Sources & credits for If the World were a village…statistics
Great resources for teachers and students

The Hobo-Dyer Projections

Placemat size (11” x 17”). One side printed
with north on top (Africa centered version)
and the other with south on top (Australia
centered version).
A great teaching tool.
Mid-size version (21" x 33") with south on top & Africa-centered

To order:
Laminated placemat (11” x 17”)
Paper placemat (11” x 17”)
Mid-size - South-up, Africa center (21" x 33")
Teacher resources
Local resources for maps
Outside the USA & Canada
Additional resources:
ODT Home Page
President Jimmy Carter uses the map
Background info and thumbnails
Hobo-Dyer Projection Quiz
See other south-up maps

SEEING THROUGH MAPS: Many Mays to See the World


Back cover of the book
SEEING THROUGH MAPS by Denis Wood, Ward Kaiser, & Bob Abramms
The 2006 revised edition of our best-seller that takes a hard look at the truths and distortions contained in maps.
Includes a provocative new chapter on the politics and power of mapping.
To order:
ODT Webstore
Local resources for book
Outside the USA & Canada
Additional resources:
ODT Home Page
What they're saying
Learning objectives
Take the "Seeing Through Maps" quiz
Press Release
Read chapter one

Many Ways to See the World
This new DVD is a revised version of our popular video, loaded with bonus features

To order:
Buy the DVD
Buy the earlier edition on video
NOTE: no bonus features on these
Local resources for DVDs and videos
Outside the USA & Canada
Additional resources:
Watch a video clip
Seeing Through Maps PowerPoint sample
Peters Map PowerPoint sample
Many Ways to See the World PowerPoint
Arno Peters Biography PowerPoint sample
DVD press release
DVD bonus features list
Copyright permission policy
Questions for Teaching with the DVD

Waterman Butterfly Map
This is the most exciting new map we've seen in quite a while. It is a 14-sided polyhedral map based on the mathematics of the close packing of spheres.

To order:
Postcards 4” x 6”
Paper rolled & tubed prototypes 26.5" x 38" clearance priced
Laminated Equal Area. Note: not yet available - Request an email when the revised 2007 Waterman is ready: Email odtstore@odt.org.
Additional resources:
Rotate the Waterman Globe
Steve Waterman's web site
See the prototype map
Waterman’s Map Poetry
Waterman advanced topics - later

McArthur's Universal Corrective Map of the World

The original and classic “south-on-top” map.
Unique down-under viewpoint with cheeky Aussie humor.
To order:
Laminated wall size (23” x 35”)
History of the map on video/DVD
Additional resources:
ODT Home Page
Funny text on the map
See other south-up maps
History of the map - watch a video clip
Borrow the DVD (or video) from a local fair trade store
Email us your zip code & find where loaners are available near you
Buy the DVD now

Mercator Projection World Map

The traditional Mercator projection map from 1569
To order:
Laminated wall size (30" x 43")
Paper wall size
Teacher resources
Additional resources:
ODT Home Page
USGS Map Projections web page
Free Mercator poster
See why Antarctica is usually cropped off
Comparison of Africa vs. Greenland
The positioning of the equator

A New View of the World
Handbook to the Peters Projection World Map

Note: This book is being revised and expanded for 2007. Any customer buying the current edition in any of the formats below can ask for a $5 credit towards the forthcoming 2007 edition. Keep your order number as a record, and provide it to us when reordering.
To order:
Single copy $7.00
Included in Peters Map Info Packet $11.95
Included in Peters Map Teachers Package $39.00
Included in Deluxe Peters Map Teachers Package $89.00
Included in Peters Map Corporate Seminar Pack $149.00
Local resources for books and maps
Outside the USA & Canada
Additional resources:
ODT Home Page
Free Peters map sample postcard
Peters Map Explanation
Arno Peters Photo Biography
Trailer of Peters Documentary