Map Man (2004)
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 2 seasons, 16 episodes
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A presenter travels around Britain, often by bicycle or on foot, to retrace the difficult journeys of historic mapmakers. Each episode focuses on one remarkable map and the person who created it.
educationalobservantmildly adventurouscuriousrestrainednostalgicinformativesteady-paced
What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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