tue04feb4:00 pm5:00 pmA History of the World in Four Compass PointsJerry Brotton
Time
February 4, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Location
Virtual Event
Event Details
£6 Why did Renaissance Europeans draw north at the top of their maps? Why did the Aztecs use five compass directions? And why have no societies ever orientated themselves westwards? North, south,
Event Details
£6
Why did Renaissance Europeans draw north at the top of their maps? Why did the Aztecs use five compass directions? And why have no societies ever orientated themselves westwards?
North, south, east and west have been foundations of our navigation and exploration and central to virtually every culture’s imaginative and political geography. Yet they are far more subjective and contradictory than we might realise.
Award-winning historian Jerry Brotton, author of the international bestseller A History of the World in Twelve Maps, takes us on a thrilling illustrated journey of directional discovery as he explores the Four Points of The Compass.