Documentary series looking at maps in incredible detail to highlight their artistic attributions and reveal the stories that they tell

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City Maps - Order out of Chaos

2/4 Three visions of London: the 1682 Morgan Map, a 1746 map and a contemporary image.

Sun 6 Nov 2011 00:30 BBC HD

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