Kurt Andersen and historian Simon Schama navigate the two-dimensional universe of maps.
Schama is University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University. He is a writer and presenter of documentaries for BBC Television and his books include Landscape and Memory, Citizens, and most recently,A History of Britain, Volume II: The Wars of the British.
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