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World Service,15 Dec 2012,40 mins

Maps and Mapmaking

The Forum

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Every map has a story, and every mapmaker approaches their work with some kind of agenda. Carrie Gracie discusses where the urge to make maps comes from and what they mean to us; with American earth scientist Greg Asner, British historian of cartography Jerry Brotton and German-Greek map designer Aris Venetikidis. Illustration by Rosemary Baker.

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