The Beauty of Maps
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Play S1 E1Documentary series looking at maps in incredible detail to highlight their artistic attributions and reveal the stories that they tell.
Cast: Denis Lawson
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Season 1
4 episodes
- 1. Medieval Maps - Mapping the Medieval MindThe story of the Hereford Mappa Mundi, the largest intact medieval wall map in the worldCC30minApr 19, 2010
- 2. London: City Maps - Order Out of ChaosThree visions of London the 1682 Morgan Map, a1746 map and a contempory imageCC30minApr 20, 2010
- 3. Atlas Maps - Thinking BigPaul 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.CC30minApr 21, 2010
- 4. Cartoon Maps - Politics and SatireThe series concludes by delving into the world of satyrical mapsCC30minApr 23, 2010
The Beauty of 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.
Creators and cast
- Cast
- Denis Lawson
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Audio languages
English
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