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Political world map with colorful country borders, detailed geographic features, and labeled continents and countries, ideal for map enthusiasts and educational purposes.
Detailed map of North America featuring geographic locations, cities, and state boundaries, highlighting The Map Shop's extensive collection of travel and folding maps for navigation enthusiasts.
Detailed map of southern Africa highlighting countries like Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, and Zambia, showcasing high-quality cartography and durable map materials from The Map Shop.
Detailed map of South America showing countries and geographical features, promoting the educational and informational value of The Map Shop's diverse map collection.
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World Peters Projection Classroom Pull Down Map w/ Backboard

Price range: $289.99 through $319.99

Grades 6-12

Also available as a standard wall map! Click here to purchase

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Peters Projection Pull Down Map

On a Mercator world map, Greenland looks about the size of Africa. Africa is roughly fourteen times larger, and students see that correction the second this map comes down off the roller.

The Peters Projection classroom pull down map is an equal-area world map published by Map Shop, the only authorized seller of the Peters Projection in North America. It suits grades 6 through 12, where social studies departments and world history teachers are already working through colonialism, development, and how maps carry a point of view.

  • Equal-area projection showing countries in true proportion to one another
  • Multi-colored design that groups countries within each continent by color family for quick identification
  • Current labeling of countries, cities, and bodies of water
  • Printed on archival paper with premium inks for long classroom service
  • Laminated and mounted on a spring roller with backboard, pull-down bar, and mounting bracket included

UNESCO, aid agencies, schools, and businesses have adopted this projection for its post-colonial view of the world.

Size

51" Wide, 63" Wide
Published

2021
Printed By

MapShop
Publisher

The MapShop
Packaging

Rolled

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Spring Rollers

Spring rollers are the classic way large wall maps are displayed in classrooms, but the vintage style is also gaining popularity as interior design pieces at home or in the office. Pull the maps down when you need them and roll them away when you don't.

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Hanging Hardware Installation Instructions
World map on a projection screen, ideal for geography and travel planning.

Each map is laminated then installed on the spring roller. The map in the back will have a pulldown bar to pull the map down and retract the map when you're done. A mounting bracket in included for installation but hardware for securing the bracket to your wall type will need to be purchased at your local hardware store depending on your wall material. Click here for more details on spring roller installation.

Returns

We want you to love your map. If you aren't satisfied, returns are accepted within 30 days for unfinished products.* Please contact us within 30 days of receiving your product to receive a return authorization number. Please note that shipping costs are non-refundable unless we made a mistake with your order.

*Finished products such as railed, mounted, and framed maps are not returnable because we make these on-demand just for you and do not stock them. If you have any questions about whether your order qualifies for a return, please contact us.