• 2: A Journey to the Top of the World with Dwayne Fields

  • Oct 9 2024
  • Length: 34 mins
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2: A Journey to the Top of the World with Dwayne Fields

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  • In this second episode of What’s Your Map? host and map historian Jerry Brotton is joined by Dwayne Fields, the first Black Briton to reach the magnetic North Pole.

    Through a map printed in the Times of London in 1909, they recount another journey by African American explorer Matthew Henson, who reputedly was the first person to reach the North Pole back in 1909.

    To see a high-definition image of the map as it’s discussed, go to: https://oculi-mundi.com/podcast

    Dwayne Fields has many impressive titles: Arctic explorer, BBC presenter and now the UK's Chief Scout. As an adventurer, maps are vital to Dwayne, and so is the story of Matthew Henson, who was able to withstand harsh racism and Arctic winds to make it to the top of the world.

    What's Your Map? is an Oculi Mundi Exploration. Oculi Mundi is the online home of The Sunderland Collection of antique maps and atlases.

    In this series, we speak to people who live, love and work with maps - making, preserving, interpreting, and being inspired by them. In each episode, we ask our guests to unfold a map that is special to them and to tell us the story that lies behind it.

    Jerry Brotton is a British historian with a specialist interest in maps. He is Professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary University of London and is a regular on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 3.

    What’s Your Map? is a Whistledown Production and is produced by Emily Uchida Finch

    Instagram: @oculimundimaps
    Website: https://oculi-mundi.com/



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