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“The Fall of the Roman Empire” – BBC Wales / S4C

January 11, 2018by themaphouse

We opened our galleries to the film crew of Juniper Television for S4C / BBC Wales where they shot an episode for the T. V. documentary series “How Empires Fall”. […]

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For over a century, The Map House has specialized in collecting fine cartographic material. Whether you are planning a visit to our Knightsbridge gallery or are curious about antique maps and prints more generally, we welcome your interest.

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Stunning 1950s maps of Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits, situated in the popular Burgundy wine region in east-central France. Here the maps pan from south-west to north-east, with colour coding to highlight the limits of the Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée, or AOC in each area.

How often do you think about the Roman Empire? Apparently, we think about it rather a lot.

This map is considered one of the cornerstones of any world map collection and the most accessible world map of the 15th century.