Map Man - Season 2 Episode 6 William Mudge's Ordnance Survey, 1st Edition, (1809)
Nicholas Crane examines the first Ordnance Survey map. The epic task of plotting out an entire nation to a scale of one inch to one mile fell to Lieutenant William Mudge, who began the project in Kent and Essex before moving on to Devon - the most likely targets for French attack during the Napoleonic era.
First Air Date: Sep 16, 2004
Last Air date: Sep 05, 2005
Season: 2 Season
Episode: 16 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
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Popularity: 0.0971
Language: English
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