A fascinating 30-minute documentary exploring the history of how the Peters Equal Area World Map came into being. Filmed on-location at Dr. Peters home in Bremen, Germany, as well as in Oxford, England, and a variety of locations in the USA. DVD available from ODTMaps.com

About The Peters (Gall-Peters) Projection Map:

The Gall-Peters projection is one specialization of a configurable equal-area map projection known as the equal-area cylindric or cylindrical equal-area projection. The Gall-Peters achieved considerable notoriety in the late 20th century as the centerpiece of a controversy surrounding the political implications of map design. Maps based on the projection continue to see use in some circles and are readily available, though few major map publishers produce them. more (via Wikipedia)