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We all want to make sense of this vast and messy world. From etchings on cave walls to sea charts, globes and atlases, humans have been making maps for thousands of years. Join historian Jerry Brotton as he explores this fascinating world of maps. In each episode, we ask our guests to unfold a map that is special to them and tell us the story behind it. What's Your Map? Is an Oculi Mundi exploration. To look at the maps as they are discussed, go to http://Oculi-Mundi.com
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1: Do No Harm: Mapping the Jain Cosmos with William Dalrymple
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Welcome to the first episode of What’s Your Map? where host Jerry Brotton is joined by historian William Dalrymple, who unfurls a beautiful Jain cosmological map to explore the meaning and history of the ancient Indian religion. To see a high-definition image of the map as it’s discussed, please go to: https://oculi-mundi.com/podcast William untang…
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We all want to make sense of this vast and messy world. From etchings on cave walls to sea charts, globes and atlases, humans have been making maps for thousands of years. Join historian Jerry Brotton as he explores the fascinating world of maps. In each episode, we ask our guests to unfold a map that is special to them and tell us the story behind…
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