Map Man
Map Man is a BBC documentary series first broadcast on BBC Two in 2004 and repeated in 2013. Each episode recounts a particular tale in the history of British cartography, with a particular emphasis on the individuals whose dedication and ingenuity led to the production of some of history's most ground-breaking maps. The show is presented by explorer and writer Nicholas Crane, each week travelling some distance by bicycle, water or on foot to recreate the often treacherous journeys taken in the creation of that episode's map.
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- 1.01William Roy's Military Survey of ScotlandRate
- 1.02John Ogilby's BritanniaRate
- 1.03Harry Beck's London Underground Map, 1933Rate
- 1.04The Gough Map, 1360Rate
- 1.05Greenville Collins' 'Coasting Pilot', 1693Rate
- 1.06William Smith's Geological Map of England and WalesRate
- 1.07Christopher Saxton's Atlas of England and WalesRate
- 1.08Martin Hotine's Ordnance Survey (1935-1950)Rate
- 2.01Bartholomew's Cycling Map of England and Wales, 1896-1903Rate
- 2.02Timothy Pont's Map of Scotland, 1580s-90sRate
- 2.03MacKenzie's Chart of the Orkneys, 1750Rate
- 2.04John Speed's Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine, 1611-12Rate
- 2.05John Cary's Inland Navigation, 1796Rate
- 2.06William Mudge's Ordnance Survey, 1809Rate
- 2.07Mrs P's A-Z, 1936Rate
- 2.08Thomas Raven's Clandeboye Estate Maps, 1625-26Rate
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