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Windows on the World

Professor Jerry Brotton explains the creation and importance of maps, discovering the latest technology that is improving the cartographer's art and revolutionising man's knowledge of the world. On a visit to the world's oldest map, etched into a hillside 3,000 years ago, he considers how different cultures have approached map-making over millennia, often as a tool for expansionism and political control

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  • Originally Aired April 18, 2010
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Network BBC HD
  • Created November 16, 2010 by
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Name Type Role
Helen Nixon Director