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Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession

Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession

Description: Map expert Professor Jerry Brotton uncovers how maps aren't simply about getting from A to B, but are revealing snapshots of defining moments in history and tools of political power and persuasion.
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