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Leonardo da Vinci's Best Military Invention: The Aerial Map

Season 1 Episode 2 | 4m 14s

Leonardo da Vinci attaches himself to Cesare Borgia, a strongman in need of a military engineer and cartographer. In the villages seized by Borgia’s army, Leonardo surveys the fortifications, paces off distances and uses a compass to determine the measurements. He also gathers topographical data and draws meticulous maps featuring the hills and mountains, lakes and rivers of eastern Tuscany.

Corporate funding for LEONARDO da VINCI was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and by The Better Angels Society and by its individual members The Paul and Sandra Montrone Family; Stephen A. Schwarzman; Diane and Hal Brierley; Carol and Ned Spieker; Michael and Sandy Collins; Mario J. Gabelli; The Lynch Foundation; McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; Cappy and Janie McGarr; and John and Leslie McQuown. Funding was also provided by Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha Darling; the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; and the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation.
Extras
A behind-the-scenes glimpse into creative process inside the recording studio.
Leonardo da Vinci begins – and soon abandons – the Adoration of the Magi.
NYT's tech columnist Kevin Roose chats Ken Burns about da Vinci's cross-disciplinary thinking.
Ken Burns chats with Debbie Millman, host of Design Matters, about Leonardo's legacy on creativity.
Artist Tavares Strachan joins Ken Burns to discuss Leonardo's influence on the pursuit of meaning.
Ken Burns is joined by surgeon and writer Atul Gawande to dive into DaVinci's scientific genius.
Krista Tippett, host of On Being, joins Ken to dive into Leonardo's wholesome humanity.
Ken Burns chats with visionary architect Bjarke Ingels on Leonardo's legacy.
Leonardo da Vinci’s The Battle of Anghiari commission pits him against his rival, Michelangelo.
Leonardo da Vinci becomes more of a scientist with age and performs experiments to test theories.