Mapping - four engrossing stories

About this episode

This episode features author Sarah Hamylton discussing her book on the stories behind powerful maps and their creators.

In her Book Plotting the Oceans, Stories of Powerful Maps and their Makers, author Sarah Hamylton traces the intriguing stories of Charles Darwin, Hubert Wilkins, Marie Tharp and Terry Hughes.

People in this episode

Guest: Sarah Hamylton

Topics covered

• mapping
• oceanography
• biography
• cartography
• science stories

Keywords

• mapping
• ocean
• Charles Darwin
• Marie Tharp
• cartography
• science
• biography

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC Australia

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