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In a series about the extraordinary stories behind maps, 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.

Visiting the world"s first known map, etched into the rocks of a remote alpine hillside 3,000 years ago, Brotton explores how each culture develops its own unique, often surprising way of mapping. As Henry VIII"s stunning maps of the British coastline from a bird"s eye view show, they were also used to exert control over the world.

During the Enlightenment, the great French Cassini dynasty pioneered the western quest to map the world with greater scientific accuracy, leading also to the British Ordnance Survey. But these new scientific methods were challenged by cultures with alternative ways of mapping, such as in a Polynesian navigator"s map which has no use for north, south and east.

As scientifically accurate map-making became a powerful tool of European expansion, the British carved the state of Iraq out of the Middle East. When the British drew up Iraq"s boundaries, they had devastating consequences for the nomadic tribes of Mesopotamia.


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Series : Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession
Title : Windows on the World
Episode Number : S01E01 (1/3)
Genre : Documentary
Air Date : 04/18/2010 (HD)
SFM Rel Date : 04/20/2010
Ripped By : SFM
Source : High Definition
Video Format : x264 (in matroska container)
Video Resolution : 1280x720 (25 fps)
Video Bitrate : 2 Pass @ 3398 kb/s AVG
Audio Bitrate : AC3 2.0 @ 192 kb/s AVG
Length : 58 MiN 04 SECS
Size : 1.45 GB 
Packs : 32 x 50MB   


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