Mistakes on Maps

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Artist:

Tom Paper
Amateur Company
UNITED STATES
Performers: 1

Festival:

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Web-Site:

https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/2026MISTAKF

Genre:

Spoken Word
Storytelling, Historical

Age Limit:

18+

Description:

Mistakes on Maps is a witty, visually immersive journey through 20 historical maps, each featuring a fascinating flaw. Encounter sea monsters in the 1539 Carta Marina, the phantom continent of Terra Australis, California drawn as an island, the Open Polar Sea, canals on Mars, and the Mountains of Kong. Were these errors accidents, ambition, propaganda or fear of empty space? Along the way, see how trade, empire, faith and imagination bent geography. Through projected maps, story and music, this show reveals how cartographers got it wrong, and what their errors reveal about us.

Warnings:

None

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Venue Code:

114

Show Accessibility Information?

Venue Room:

Library (capacity 90)

Venue:

Library of Mistakes

Venue Address:

33A Melville Street Lane

Venue Postcode:

EH3 7QB

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Performances

Day	Date	Start	End	Duration	Price	Title
Fri	07/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	8.00	PREVIEW
Sat	08/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	8.00	PREVIEW
Sun	09/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00
Mon	10/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00	2 for 1
Tue	11/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00	2 for 1
Wed	12/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00
Thu	13/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00
Fri	14/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00
Sat	15/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00
Sun	16/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00
Mon	17/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00
Tue	18/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00
Wed	19/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00
Thu	20/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00
Fri	21/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00
Sat	22/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00
Sun	23/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00
Mon	24/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00
Tue	25/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00
Wed	26/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00
Thu	27/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00
Fri	28/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00
Sat	29/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00
Sun	30/08	15:00	15:50	0:50	12.00