A Point of View

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Sara Wheeler on navigating unmapped territory.

Sara Wheeler asks how maps can help us navigate our contemporary crisis.

Sara Wheeler loves maps.  

Taking her cue from a 1755 map on her desk, she asks how maps can help us navigate our contemporary crisis. 

And she argues that - from cholera to covid - public health cartography has played a crucial role. 

Producer: Adele Armstrong

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