Jerry Brotton is Professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary University of London, and a leading expert in the history of maps and Renaissance cartography. His most recent book, The Sale of the Late King's Goods: Charles I and his Art Collection (2006), was short-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize as well as the Hessell-Tiltman History Prize, and led to him being short-listed for the THES Young Academic Author of the Year Award. He has appeared on various British TV programmes, including 'Leonardo' (BBC1), 'The Medici' (Channel 4) and 'Great British Islam' (Channel 4), and he was the presenter of the BBC4 series 'Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession' in 2010.
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