Synopsis
Nicholas Crane travels Britiain using historical maps. He uses Bartholomew's Cycling Map to set a route through the Lake District.
- Programme: Map Man
- Series: 2
- Episode: 01: Bartholomew's Cycling Map of England and Wales
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2013
- Geography
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