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The Beauty of Maps Season 1, Episode 3: Atlas Maps - Thinking Big

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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. Watch The Beauty of Maps Season 1, Episode 3 Atlas Maps - Thinking Big in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of The Beauty of Maps Season 1, Episode 3 and share your thoughts in the comments below!

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Episodes

4 episodes
Season 1
1

Medieval Maps - Mapping the Medieval Mind

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

30 min
2

London: City Maps - Order Out of Chaos

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

30 min
3

Atlas Maps - Thinking Big

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.

30 min
4

Cartoon Maps - Politics and Satire

The series concludes by delving into the world of satyrical maps

30 min