EUROPE IMAGES INTERNATIONAL - M5

Synopsis

Maps are an invitation to dream and travel as well as being instruments of power. The adventure of world map-making is as much a scientific and technical adventure as an adventure made up of human challenges.

To make this documentary, science historian Dominique Lecourt and director Eric Wastiaux retraced the great scientific history of the cartography of the world. This adventure was conducted by scientific heroes, explorers, draftsmen, and publishers.

Almost 3,000 years of the history of maps are seen in this historical review which shows how – and how much – the world's cartography has been dependent on scientific progress.