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Travel writer Nicholas Crane joins Jeremy Paxman to reveal the story of how Mercator, creator of the first modern map of the world, revolutionised navigation. His maps are still used byNasa-400 years later. Producer Ariane Koek Shortened repeat at 9.30pm

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