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Watch Map Man online: Episode 1 Bartholomew's Cycling Map of England and Wales (1896-1903)

Journeys around Britain using historic maps as a guide. Nicholas Crane starts by investigating the work of Victorian cartographer John Bartholomew, who capitalised on the popularity of cycling in the 1880s with his series of maps charting the best routes, and retraces his guide to the Lake District.

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