Tracks on the Ocean Exhibition_The Van de Veldes colours and telling the time

colours and telling the time

Artist: John Blaeu

and they had an extraordinary tale to tell

from the trenches to the music hall

Battle of the Arctic tells a unique story

Tracks on the Ocean Exhibition_The Van de Veldes colours and telling the timeIn Tracks on the Ocean, Sara Caputo tells how our journeys around the globe became fixed lines on maps and how journey lines themselves reshaped maps and the way that we view the world. From Captain Cook's route across the South Seas to the disorientating power of digital technology, the tracks we've left on the oceans trading, exploring and conquering are a hidden record of humanity's impact on the planet. Revealing their histories, Caputo uncovers a