Map Makers (2004)★ 5.9/10
- Documentary
In this short and compelling series, you'll learn just how important the art of mapmaking was when it came to shaping the history of humanity. Cartographers and historians will show you the most fundamental elements of the era of exploration, and how they have evolved over the centuries. Finally, you'll see how much more maps do for us today than just simply define our political boundaries.
Cast & crew
Heather MayElizabeth ITom HostyGerardus MercatorSusan DoranSelf - Christ Church College, Oxford UniversityDavid HawkerJohn GriffinCatherine SolariElías PelayoPeter BarberSelf - Head of Map Collections, British LibraryJerry BrottonSelf - Author of "Trading Territories"Bernd MayerSelf - Curator, Wolfegg CastleRonald E. GrimSelf - Specialist in Cartography History, Library of CongressThomas DoranJane DawsonSelf - University of EdinburghRichard DunkSteven GunnSelf - Merton College, University of OxfordMiles HarveySelf - Author, "Island of Lost Maps"Mia Rodriguez-SalgadoSelf (London School of Economics)Alexander WeaverFranz-Anton BlankMonique PelletierSelf - Cartographic HistorianGreta HowellRoger RichardsDoc KaiserTom GrantAlex BleasdaleAlan HarveyLuisa Martín MerásSelf - Map Curator of the Naval Museum of MadridJennifer BryanSelf - Nimitz Library, AnnapolisRees DaviesSelf - All Saint's College, Oxford UniversityLaurence StoppsPeter WhiteheadSelf - Map Historian & Author)Raymond HarrisWalter RoggRosemary RichardsHubert MayerCedric HillValeria RustonHeather Elian WanserSelf - \sSenior Paper Conservator, Library of CongressLindsay Elliott
Adolf HitlerSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Winston ChurchillSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Franklin D. RooseveltSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Bernard L. MontgomerySelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)