print email comment close Lie of the Land: The Secret Life of Maps URL: http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/lieland/m0-0.html Description: Companion to a 2001-2002 exhibit that considers why maps are made, whether maps lead or mislead, and the uses of maps. Features a tour of selected items such as a 1783 British map proposing the boundary between the U.S. and British territory (now Canada), and a 1923 map of Africa's Gold Coast with a fictitious depiction of a hill that looks like an elephant. From the British Library. Publisher: British Library LII Database Information: Record 24498 created by Maria Brandt on 09/11/2007 Last modification on 11/05/2007 Published: 11/08/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24498