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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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4: Tolkien's Pipe: Maps and Fantasy with Roz Kaveney
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In this episode, our host Jerry Brotton is joined by writer and pioneering LBGTQ+ rights activist Roz Kaveney. Roz is best known for her cultural critiques, poetry, fantasy writing, and editing. Content warning: this episode deals with the topic of sexual assault. From Tolkien's draft map of Rohan from The Lord of the Rings, Jerry and Roz launch in…
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3: The Heart of Maps: Plotting Power with Peter Barber
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In this episode we are joined by Peter Barber, the former head of the British Library's map rooms, which hold more than 4.5 million maps! Peter is one of the world's foremost experts on European cartography. He has curated numerous exhibitions, and has written extensively on the history of maps. Exploring a heart-shaped world map created in 1544 by…
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2: A Journey to the Top of the World with Dwayne Fields
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In this second episode of What’s Your Map? host and map historian Jerry Brotton is joined by Dwayne Fields, the first Black Briton to reach the magnetic North Pole. Through a map printed in the Times of London in 1909, they recount another journey by African American explorer Matthew Henson, who reputedly was the first person to reach the North Pol…
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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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