Season 1
4 episodes · Apr 19, 2010
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- S1E1
Medieval Maps - Mapping the Medieval Mind
Apr 19, 201030mThe story of the Hereford Mappa Mundi, the largest intact medieval wall map in the world
- S1E2
London: City Maps - Order Out of Chaos
Apr 20, 201030mThree visions of London the 1682 Morgan Map, a1746 map and a contempory image
- S1E3
Atlas Maps - Thinking Big
Apr 21, 201030mPaul 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.
- S1E4
Cartoon Maps - Politics and Satire
Apr 23, 201030mThe series concludes by delving into the world of satyrical maps