Mistakes on Maps
Mistakes on Maps is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Library of Mistakes. It has 20 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 15:00 to Sun 30 Aug, 15:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Mistakes on Maps is a witty, visually immersive journey through 20 historical maps, each featuring a fascinating flaw. Encounter sea monsters in the 1539 Carta Marina, the phantom continent of Terra Australis, California drawn as an island, the Open Polar Sea, canals on Mars, and the Mountains of Kong. Were these errors accidents, ambition, propaganda or fear of empty space? Along the way, see how trade, empire, faith and imagination bent geography. Through projected maps, story and music, this show reveals how cartographers got it wrong, and what their errors reveal about us.
Details
- Venue: Library of Mistakes
- Space: Auditorium
- Genre: SPOKEN_WORD, Storytelling, Historical
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Running time: 50 minutes
- Room size: about 90 seats (Auditorium) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 20, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Wheelchair access type:Level Access Stairs: None Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £8.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £8.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00