Last Chance -The Beauty of Maps - BBC Series
Last Chance -The Beauty of Maps - BBC Series
This is the last chance you will get to view this series.
According to the new source (below) this will NOT be made available on DVD or BluRay .
"Seeing The Art In Cartography"
An amazing array of interesting cartographic maps spanning centuries of maps that changed the perception of the world we see today.
![Psalter 1260 Map Psalter 1260 Map](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fq_8fZ6j3JCkg7gNHOPxnTCXwDiUM3d-OS4KNsgpeDdNiAxKfpVTmOaGZ7EV5LXJYPRKvf9YEesQwJYDMEZNt6plSSkjy1YTncDAL766_-q4A_GlbSmz9PvyO-mAQVYTaDwR/s400/psalter_1260_map.bmp)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/beautyofmaps/historical_maps.shtml#/psalter/intro/
![Desceilers World Map 1550 Desceilers World Map 1550](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYMMYHVBvi3BdrSd2FFeNXfmIp7RD7jzhuXkNrvTI9GYYMI1LKbM7duVKgchlQoebeKtIPbA6AuB7lyDYutz31L_pJeh0JNbqZAe4xCqIh4gTXEF_WvNUHwlktnuWDd5rI72y/s400/desceilers_world_map1550_map.bmp)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/beautyofmaps/historical_maps.shtml#/desceliers/intro/
![Digital World Internet Data Movement Map Digital World Internet Data Movement Map](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrKvBIycSbp5ye43HrLl87bqRwG-JTI206TB0YdiXAwDcq3v93YyjkvabJsB4giFgsqsOmIM8BzebK5Dc0ifaVl06QBub6ZowWW2sbA-6B7zMb1SiYYUd_7yicKFOpql0kTLL/s400/digital_world_internet_data_movement_map.bmp)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/beautyofmaps/digital_worlds.shtml#/digital-worlds/highlights/global-data-exchange/
Clips can be previewed (UK only? iplayer restricts uk only - advise foxyproxy & a uk proxy)
If you use get_iplayer with Tor (Tor, Polipo and Vidalia bundle) even better
*Can be seen on BBC Four in the coming weeks or on the BBC iPlayer
1/4. The story of the Hereford Mappa Mundi, the largest intact Medieval wall map in the world.
Next Monday 19th April, 20:30 BST on BBC Four
Medieval Maps - Mapping the Medieval Mind
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s2w83
Beauty of Maps main page
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/beautyofmaps/index.shtml
Also see 'Animated History of European Mapmaking'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/animations/map_making/index_embed.shtml
Look out for "Windows on the World" [starts Sunday 18 April 2010 21:00 BST BBC4 & HD]
"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."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s2wvh
(thanks for the reminder from @steev8)
NEW source:
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/06/29/bbc-the-beauty-on-maps/
source: @mapperz
Original Post:
http://mapperz.blogspot.com/2010/04/beauty-of-maps-bbc-series.html
Labels: BBC Map Series, Last Chance, The Beauty of Maps - BBC Series