Aired: Apr 18, 2010Exploring ancient maps etched into a 3,000-year-old alpine hillside, Brotton ...
Maps: Power, Plunder & Possession
Season 1 Episode 2: Spirit of the Age
Religious passion inspires beautiful medieval maps of the world, showcasing routes to heaven and pilgrimages to Jerusalem. Later, Victorian society becomes fixated on race, poverty, and disease, with a world map grading countries on their "civilisation".
