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Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession

Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession

2010 1 Seasons 3 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Documentary

Map expert Professor Jerry Brotton uncovers how maps aren't simply about getting from A to B, but are revealing snapshots of defining moments in history and tools of political power and persuasion.

Map expert Professor Jerry Brotton uncovers how maps aren't simply about getting from A to B, but are revealing snapshots of defining moments in history and tools of political power and persuasion.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Windows on the World

Visiting the world's first known map, etched into the rocks of a remote alpine hillside 3,000 years ago, Brotton explore

EP 2

Spirit of the Age

Religious passion inspires beautiful medieval maps of the world, showing the way to heaven, the pilgrims' route to Jerus

EP 3

Mapping the World

Maps offer visions of distant lands, tempting explorers to plunder and conquer. However, adventurers first had to tackle

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