Author: Rachel Hewitt
Publisher: Granta Publications
ISBN: 1847084524
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
This “absorbing history of the Ordnance Survey”—the first complete map of the British Isles—"charts the many hurdles map-makers have had to overcome” (The Guardian, UK). Map of a Nation tells the story of the creation of the Ordnance Survey map, the first complete, accurate, affordable map of the British Isles. The Ordnance Survey is a much beloved British institution, and this is—amazingly—the first popular history to tell the story of the map and the men who dreamt and delivered it. The Ordnance Survey’s history is one of political revolutions, rebellions and regional unions that altered the shape and identity of the United Kingdom over the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It’s also a deliciously readable account of one of the great untold British adventure stories, featuring intrepid individuals lugging brass theodolites up mountains to make the country visible to itself for the first time.
Map of a Nation
Author: Rachel Hewitt
Publisher: Granta Publications
ISBN: 1847084524
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
This “absorbing history of the Ordnance Survey”—the first complete map of the British Isles—"charts the many hurdles map-makers have had to overcome” (The Guardian, UK). Map of a Nation tells the story of the creation of the Ordnance Survey map, the first complete, accurate, affordable map of the British Isles. The Ordnance Survey is a much beloved British institution, and this is—amazingly—the first popular history to tell the story of the map and the men who dreamt and delivered it. The Ordnance Survey’s history is one of political revolutions, rebellions and regional unions that altered the shape and identity of the United Kingdom over the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It’s also a deliciously readable account of one of the great untold British adventure stories, featuring intrepid individuals lugging brass theodolites up mountains to make the country visible to itself for the first time.
Publisher: Granta Publications
ISBN: 1847084524
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
This “absorbing history of the Ordnance Survey”—the first complete map of the British Isles—"charts the many hurdles map-makers have had to overcome” (The Guardian, UK). Map of a Nation tells the story of the creation of the Ordnance Survey map, the first complete, accurate, affordable map of the British Isles. The Ordnance Survey is a much beloved British institution, and this is—amazingly—the first popular history to tell the story of the map and the men who dreamt and delivered it. The Ordnance Survey’s history is one of political revolutions, rebellions and regional unions that altered the shape and identity of the United Kingdom over the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It’s also a deliciously readable account of one of the great untold British adventure stories, featuring intrepid individuals lugging brass theodolites up mountains to make the country visible to itself for the first time.
Reference Catalogue of Current Literature
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1264
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Publisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1264
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The Reference Catalogue of Current Literature
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 700
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 700
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Blackie's Descriptive Geographical Manuals: The British colonies
Author: William George Baker
Publisher:
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Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Blackie's Descriptive Geographical Manuals: The British Isles
Author: William George Baker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
F, History and historical biography. G, Archaeology and historical collaterals. 1923
Author: William Swan Sonnenschein
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
The Best Books: F, History and historical biography. G, Archaeology and historical collaterals. 1923
Author: William Swan Sonnenschein
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Blackie's Descriptive Geographical Manuals: Europe (with exception of the British Isles)
Author: William George Baker
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Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
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ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
History of Britain in Maps
Author: Philip Parker
Publisher: Times Books
ISBN: 9780008258344
Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
100 maps give a visual representation of the history of Britain. From Mappa Mundi to modern election maps, UK has evolved rapidly, along with the ways in which it has been mapped
Publisher: Times Books
ISBN: 9780008258344
Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
100 maps give a visual representation of the history of Britain. From Mappa Mundi to modern election maps, UK has evolved rapidly, along with the ways in which it has been mapped
The Journal of Education
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 900
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 900
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