Maps For A Changing World (1971)

Director
Producer	Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
Contributors	Collaborator, George T. Renner
Length	11 min
B&W/Color	b&w
UO Library Catalog description:	Traces the evolution of world map concepts from ancient times to the jet age, emphasizing the influence of air transportation on present-day concepts of map making. Describes the three-dimensional nature of the earth, explains the distortion which ensues when impressions of the globe are transferred to a two-dimensional flat map, and illustrates many types of flat maps. Uses animation to explain latitude and longitude, and shows how to use a polar projection map. Second edition of the 1942 motion picture entitled The Airplane Changes Our World Map.
Call #	FILM Ma133
Genre	instructional
Rare	no
Online	no
Copyright status	public domain
Physical condition	fair
Oregon-related	no

Notes:

George T. Renner (1900-1955) was a professor of geography at the University of Washington. He was also an editor at the Journal of Geography. Obviously Dr. Renner collaborated on the first edition of this film, since he had died by the time this one was released.