Summary: Historian Jerry Brotton spoke to us ahead of his event at the Cheltenham Literature Festival about the subjectivity of maps... Brotton's book A History of the World in Twelve Maps looks at the real reasons maps have been made throughout the centuries - from the earliest stone tablets, right through to state of the art digital techniques. He also told us about his ongoing work with Adam Lowe - creating a physical 3D map of the earth... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roG3gSZitsg&feature=youtu.be You can Reserve & Collect A History of the World in Twelve Maps from your local Waterstones bookshop (http://bit.ly/GzH3y4), buy it online at Waterstones.com (http://bit.ly/15IboBe) or download it in ePub format (http://bit.ly/1bpELwL) For more information about the Cheltenham Literature Festival, and to buy tickets, click here (http://bit.ly/GD2KgS)
