Terry Jones' Great Map Mystery

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John Ogilby created the first roadmaps of Britain, measuring and describing them, and publishing them in the form of strip map itineraries, in 1675. Terry Jones of "Monty Python" fame, an Ogilby collector, investigate how and why he did it...

John Ogilby created the first roadmaps of Britain, measuring and describing them, and publishing them in the form of strip map itineraries, in 1675. Terry Jones of "Monty Python" fame, an Ogilby collector, investigate how and why he did it and sets out to see whether it is still possible to find and travel along Ogilby's roads in Wales.

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Network: BBC Two

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary, History