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Discover unexpected stories and secrets revealed by ten maps from our collection.
The majority of us are familiar with maps as a navigational tool, either on our phones, or on folded paper. But maps can reveal much more, often containing historic stories and secrets. The National Archives contains an extraordinary treasure trove of over six million maps, charts and plans. Stretching back to medieval times and covering most of the world, these cartographic holdings tell the story of Britain and its former empire.
Join Rob Fleming, maps collection specialist at The National Archives as he picks just ten of those maps that help us understand the physical world and our relationships with it.

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