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The Beauty of Maps

2010 - 2010

Medieval Maps - Mapping the Medieval Mind

19th April 2010

Episode 1

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

London: City Maps - Order Out of Chaos

20th April 2010

Episode 2

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

Atlas Maps - Thinking Big

21st April 2010

Episode 3

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.

Cartoon Maps - Politics and Satire

23rd April 2010

Episode 4

The series concludes by delving into the world of satyrical maps

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Documentary series looking at maps in incredible detail to highlight their artistic attributions and reveal the stories that they tell.

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