3D World Raised Relief Map | Topographic Wall Map, Feel the Terrain | 36" x 24" | Vacuum-Formed Rigid Vinyl | Hubbard Scientific World Ranger

A family member was trying to understand the location of Egypt — other maps had so much information, including color coding to help one see national boundaries, that it was hard to get oriented. This map shows country boundaries, but the information is primarily about the earth itself — the topography, vegetation, and waters. As a result, one instantly, viscerally, gets a sense of the relations of things — of how dramatic the Himalayas are, and the mountainous west coast of South America. Right away we could see Egypt’s relationship to Africa, the Mediterranean and Europe. It takes more than one kind of map to see an area, but this is an excellent map for starting with the big picture. It’s well-made, too. Just love it!

Picked this up as a present. I had a chance to see it in person and felt that this was one of the best maps in this size category.

Worst purchase I made. For the price, I expected much more detail. Mountains are clumped together in 1 chunk. That said, the overall quality is fine, color is very accurate to real world and it fits well in a frame. Perhaps it's my fault expecting more while knowing the size. I guess the price made me expect more.

It’s a little expensive but the sensory aspect is great for small learners. I would think a more appropriate price would be $70 or less but we did like the look. Can bend easily so you have to be careful when using it.

The map is lightweight and has excellent detail. Our grandson is into geography and he loves the map. We were even able to use the map to discuss how the continents moved apart because there is good detail. The product arrived ahead of schedule, well in time for Christmas.

This map is beautifully made and very high quality.

I ordered the map for my high school science classroom. It arrived with a small split at a corner - not a huge problem but for the money it should be unblemished - and the print was off from the relief by about 1/4 inch, so there is a distortion between where submerged and non-submerged landforms are. But the biggest problem by far is that the scale of the relief elevations is exaggerated too much to be useful in a classroom. For example, if you apply the distance scale to elevation, the Himalayas rise about 500 miles above sea level. It could be there was an error made with the manufacture of just this one map and also the description did not state explicitly that the elevation is to scale, so I was taking a chance. This could absolutely be useful in a classroom setting for younger students to give a general idea of landforms, but not for secondary level.

This relief map clearly shows the terrain across the world. This changes the perspective of the mountain range sizes and lengths, especially those with presumptions of how our land lays !