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Map Man

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

4/8. John Speed 's "Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine" 0611-12). Can Nicholas Crane negotiate Northumberland using a map that has no roads marked on it? John Speed's 17th-century county map highlighted borders and hundreds for the first time, and was full of history and description - including
Roman antiquities and the coats of arms of local earls - plus an exactly measured town plan. Can Crane find his way around Berwick using the innovative plan?
Series producer/Director Michael Waterhouse

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John Speed
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Nicholas Crane
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