Christopher Saxton's Atlas of England and Wales
- Episode aired 2004
Can modern explorer Nicholas Crane use Christopher Saxton's exquisite map of Norfolk to lead him safely through some of the wildest waterland landscapes of today? In just five summers, Saxto... Read allCan modern explorer Nicholas Crane use Christopher Saxton's exquisite map of Norfolk to lead him safely through some of the wildest waterland landscapes of today? In just five summers, Saxton produced the first national atlas, providing Elizabethans with 34 beautifully engraved, ... Read allCan modern explorer Nicholas Crane use Christopher Saxton's exquisite map of Norfolk to lead him safely through some of the wildest waterland landscapes of today? In just five summers, Saxton produced the first national atlas, providing Elizabethans with 34 beautifully engraved, hand-colored county maps. But maps are created for all sorts of reasons and as he motorbik... Read all