The Beauty of Maps

Season 1

4 episodes · Apr 19, 2010

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  • S1E1

    Medieval Maps - Mapping the Medieval Mind

    Apr 19, 201030m

    The story of the Hereford Mappa Mundi, the largest intact medieval wall map in the world

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  • S1E2

    London: City Maps - Order Out of Chaos

    Apr 20, 201030m

    Three visions of London the 1682 Morgan Map, a1746 map and a contempory image

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  • S1E3

    Atlas Maps - Thinking Big

    Apr 21, 201030m

    Paul Barber of the British Library discusses the golden age of Dutch cartography and examines the importance of atlases to the commercial endeavours of the 17th century. As maps became a means of expressing power, wealth and control, they became increasingly elaborate and artistic - and the documentary visits the world's largest atlas, a 24-volume example covering just the Netherlands, and the Klencke Atlas, made for Charles II's restoration in 1660.

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  • S1E4

    Cartoon Maps - Politics and Satire

    Apr 23, 201030m

    The series concludes by delving into the world of satyrical maps

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