The Beauty of Maps

• E1

  Medieval Maps - Mapping the Medieval Mind

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

  2010-04-19 · 30m
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• E2

  London: City Maps - Order Out of Chaos

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

  2010-04-20 · 30m
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• E3

  Atlas Maps - Thinking Big

  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.

  2010-04-21 · 30m
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• E4

  Cartoon Maps - Politics and Satire

  The series concludes by delving into the world of satyrical maps

  2010-04-23 · 30m
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Top cast

Denis Lawson

Narrator (Voice)