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The Beauty of Maps

The Beauty of Maps

The Beauty of Maps

2010 1 Seasons 4 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Documentary

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

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

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Medieval Maps - Mapping the Medieval Mind

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

EP 2

London: City Maps - Order Out of Chaos

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

EP 3

Atlas Maps - Thinking Big

Paul Barber of the British Library discusses the golden age of Dutch cartography and examines the importance of atlases

EP 4

Cartoon Maps - Politics and Satire

The series concludes by delving into the world of satyrical maps

Popular Cast

Denis Lawson

Denis Lawson

Narrator (Voice)