Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession
Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession
Spirit of the Age (1x2)
Air date: Apr 25, 2010
Professor Jerry Brotton examines the way maps have reflected contemporary politics and belief - and in some cases inspired them. He studies medieval religious cartography on maps showing pilgrims the routes to Jerusalem or heaven, Victorian illustrations of the world - with every nation awarded a score according to how `civilised' they were deemed to be - and modern mapping of social problems including infant mortality and HIV
- Premiered: Apr 2010
- Episodes: 3
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- Ended
- BBC HD
- Sunday at 21