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    A world of maps Thousands of antique maps will be on show at this year’s London Map Fair, held at the Royal Geographic Society in London on 16 and 17 June. Here are a selection of the cartographic delights on offer, which reveal a tantalising glimpse of how our ancestors wished to see the world

    A world of maps

    Thousands of antique maps will be on show at this year’s London Map Fair, held at the Royal Geographic Society in London on 16 and 17 June. Here are a selection of the cartographic delights on offer, which reveal a tantalising glimpse of how our ancestors wished to see the world

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