Author: Labberton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
New Historical Atlas and General History
Author: Labberton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Historical Atlas of the United States, with Original Maps
Author: Derek Hayes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781553652052
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Using more than five hundred historical maps from collections around the world, this stunning book is the first to tell the story of America's past from a unique geographical perspective. Covering more than half a millennium in U.S. history -- from conception to colonization to Hurricane Katrina -- this atlas documents the discoveries and explorations, the intrigue and negotiations, the technology and the will that led the United States to become what it is today. Richly detailed, visually breathtaking maps are accompanied by extended captions that elucidate the stories and personalities behind their creation. Coasts and mountains, rivers and lakes, and peaks and plains are described by explorers encountering them for the first time. These maps can convey explorers' ideas of what lay over the mountains ahead, their notions about what was discovered, and their explanations of the land's potential for sponsors back home. The maps can also show a promoter's attempt to sell his project to settlers or a general's assessment of a coming battle. They chart the wars that created and molded the country: the French and Indian War and the War for Independence; the Mexican and Civil Wars; the numerous Indian wars; as well as more localized battles of conquest and survival. Readers can follow the progression of map creation and design as more knowledge was gained about the American continent. Distilling an enormous amount of information into one handsome volume, the Historical Atlas of the United States highlights the evolution of geographical knowledge at the same time that it presents a fascinating chronicle of the expansion and development of a nation.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781553652052
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Using more than five hundred historical maps from collections around the world, this stunning book is the first to tell the story of America's past from a unique geographical perspective. Covering more than half a millennium in U.S. history -- from conception to colonization to Hurricane Katrina -- this atlas documents the discoveries and explorations, the intrigue and negotiations, the technology and the will that led the United States to become what it is today. Richly detailed, visually breathtaking maps are accompanied by extended captions that elucidate the stories and personalities behind their creation. Coasts and mountains, rivers and lakes, and peaks and plains are described by explorers encountering them for the first time. These maps can convey explorers' ideas of what lay over the mountains ahead, their notions about what was discovered, and their explanations of the land's potential for sponsors back home. The maps can also show a promoter's attempt to sell his project to settlers or a general's assessment of a coming battle. They chart the wars that created and molded the country: the French and Indian War and the War for Independence; the Mexican and Civil Wars; the numerous Indian wars; as well as more localized battles of conquest and survival. Readers can follow the progression of map creation and design as more knowledge was gained about the American continent. Distilling an enormous amount of information into one handsome volume, the Historical Atlas of the United States highlights the evolution of geographical knowledge at the same time that it presents a fascinating chronicle of the expansion and development of a nation.
The Historical Atlas of New York City, Second Edition
Author: Eric Homberger
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0805078428
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
This rich selection of maps, drawings and charts offers a new perspective on the growth of New York, and provides a vivid history of the city.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0805078428
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
This rich selection of maps, drawings and charts offers a new perspective on the growth of New York, and provides a vivid history of the city.
Historical Atlas of the United States
Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
ISBN: 9780870449703
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Maps trace the development of the United States, showing environmental, political, social, and economic change
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
ISBN: 9780870449703
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Maps trace the development of the United States, showing environmental, political, social, and economic change
British Columbia
Author: Derek Hayes
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre Limited
ISBN: 9781926812571
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Winner of the Lieutenant-Governor's Medal for Historical Writing, the BC Book Prizes' Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize, the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award, and the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia. Over 900 maps tell the story of the planners, schemers, gold seekers and fur traders who built Canada's westernmost province. When gold was discovered in quantity in 1858, leading to the gold rush that created British Columbia, the interior of the province was mostly unknown except for the routes blazed by fur traders. Thirteen years later, British Columbia became a province of Canada, and a transcontinental railway was built to connect the land west of the Rocky Mountains with the rest of the country. The efforts of these explorers, fur traders, gold seekers and railway builders involved the production of maps that showed what they had found and what they proposed to do -- the plans and the strategies that created the province we know today. Master map historian Derek Hayes continues his renowned Historical Atlas Series with a richly rewarding treasure trove, bringing to light the dramatic history of British Columbia. Ranging from maps by early Aboriginal inhabitants and by the Europeans who arrived to explore and exploit the province's vast resource wealth -- to the maps drawn by those who, decades later, prepared for war, built dams and tracked murders -- the over 900 maps in this collection, two-thirds of which are published for the first time, reveal the thoughts and plans of the dreamers, explorers and dynasty makers who built today's British Columbia. This is a history of both the dreams that came true and those that didn't -- yet all are part of the dramatic tale of the forging of Canada's western frontier.
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre Limited
ISBN: 9781926812571
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Winner of the Lieutenant-Governor's Medal for Historical Writing, the BC Book Prizes' Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize, the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award, and the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia. Over 900 maps tell the story of the planners, schemers, gold seekers and fur traders who built Canada's westernmost province. When gold was discovered in quantity in 1858, leading to the gold rush that created British Columbia, the interior of the province was mostly unknown except for the routes blazed by fur traders. Thirteen years later, British Columbia became a province of Canada, and a transcontinental railway was built to connect the land west of the Rocky Mountains with the rest of the country. The efforts of these explorers, fur traders, gold seekers and railway builders involved the production of maps that showed what they had found and what they proposed to do -- the plans and the strategies that created the province we know today. Master map historian Derek Hayes continues his renowned Historical Atlas Series with a richly rewarding treasure trove, bringing to light the dramatic history of British Columbia. Ranging from maps by early Aboriginal inhabitants and by the Europeans who arrived to explore and exploit the province's vast resource wealth -- to the maps drawn by those who, decades later, prepared for war, built dams and tracked murders -- the over 900 maps in this collection, two-thirds of which are published for the first time, reveal the thoughts and plans of the dreamers, explorers and dynasty makers who built today's British Columbia. This is a history of both the dreams that came true and those that didn't -- yet all are part of the dramatic tale of the forging of Canada's western frontier.
The Routledge Historical Atlas of Women in America
Author: Sandra Opdycke
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135264449
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135264449
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Historical Atlas of the Classical World, 500 BC--AD 600
Author: Charles Freeman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780760719732
Category : Civilization, Classical
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780760719732
Category : Civilization, Classical
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
The Penguin Atlas of North American History
Author: Colin McEvedy
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780140511284
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Traces the history of North America from the first appearance of man to 1870, with maps showing the development of native civilization, the arrival of European settlers, and the formative years of the U.S.
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780140511284
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Traces the history of North America from the first appearance of man to 1870, with maps showing the development of native civilization, the arrival of European settlers, and the formative years of the U.S.
Historical Atlas of Exploration
Author: Angus Konstam
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780816042487
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
A study of the age of exploration includes short biographies of explorers and their accomplishments, and profiles of cultures such as the Japanese and Inca, and their response to foreign invaders.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780816042487
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
A study of the age of exploration includes short biographies of explorers and their accomplishments, and profiles of cultures such as the Japanese and Inca, and their response to foreign invaders.
Historical Atlas of the Holy Lands
Author: Karen Farrington
Publisher: Mercury Books
ISBN: 9781904668145
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book investigates the background of the Bible, not only re-telling the classic stories but looking at the latest archeological evidence to provide a thoroughly up-to-date account.
Publisher: Mercury Books
ISBN: 9781904668145
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book investigates the background of the Bible, not only re-telling the classic stories but looking at the latest archeological evidence to provide a thoroughly up-to-date account.