Download or read book Hertfordshire written by Anne Rowe and published by Univ of Hertfordshire Press. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dividing the county of Hertfordshire into four broad regions--the "champion" countryside in the north, the Chiltern dip slope to the west, the fertile boulder clays of the east, and the unwelcoming London Clay in the south--this volume explains how, in the course of the middle ages, natural characteristics influenced the development of land use and settlement to create a range of distinctive landscapes. The great diversity of Hertfordshire's landscapes makes it a particularly rewarding area of study. Variations in farming economies, in patterns of trade and communication, as well as in the extent of London's influence, have all played a part during the course of the postmedieval centuries, and Hertfordshire's continuing evolution is followed into the 21st century. Lavishly illustrated with maps and photographs, this authoritative work is invaluable reading for all those with an interest in the history, archaeology, and natural transformation of this fascinating county.

Download or read book Dury and Andrews Map of Hertfordshire written by Andrew Macnair and published by Windgather Press. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the map of an English county – Hertfordshire – which was published in 1766 by two London mapmakers, Andrew Dury and John Andrews. For well over two centuries, from the time of Elizabeth I to the late 18th century, the county was the basic unit for mapping in Britain and the period witnessed several episodes of comprehensive map making. The map which forms the subject of this book followed on from a large number of previous maps of the county but was greatly superior to them in terms of quality and detail. It was published in a variety of forms, in nine sheets with an additional index map, over a period of 60 years. No other maps of Hertfordshire were produced during the rest of the century, but the Board of Ordnance, later the Ordnance Survey, established in the 1790s, began to survey the Hertfordshire area in 1799, publishing the first maps covering the county between 1805 and 1834. The OS came to dominate map making in Britain but, of all the maps of Hertfordshire, that produced by Dury and Andrews was the first to be surveyed at a sufficiently large scale to really allow those dwelling in the county to visualize their own parish, local topography and even their own house, and its place in the wider landscape. The first section examines the context of the map’s production and its place in cartographic history, and describes the creation of a new, digital version of the map which can be accessed online . The second part describes various ways in which this electronic version can be interrogated, in order to throw important new light on Hertfordshire’s landscape and society, both in the middle decades of the eighteenth century when it was produced, and in more remote periods. The attached DVD contains over a dozen maps which have been derived from the digital version, and which illustrate many of the issues discussed in the text, as well as related material which should likewise be useful to students of landscape history, historical geography and local history.

Download or read book Medieval Parks of Hertfordshire written by Anne Rowe and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: the county in medieval times. Parks were particularly numerous in the north-eastern part of the county and relatively sparse in the south-west. The underlying reasons for this pattern are explored, focusing in particular on the unusual relationship between the distribution of the parks and the distribution of woodland in the county at Domesday. Based on an enormous amount of original work, this meticulously researched book opens a window onto medieval Hertfordshire and illuminates a significant aspect of the county's landscape history." --Book Jacket.

Download or read book Hertfordshire Maps written by Sir Herbert George Fordham and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The English Counties Delineated Or a Topographical Description of England Illustrated by a Map of London and a Complete Set of County Maps written by Thomas MOULE and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Book of British Topography A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical Works in the Library of the British Museum Relating to Great Britain and Ireland written by John Parker Anderson and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-26 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

Download or read book Transactions of the Hertfordshire Natural History Society and Field Club written by Hertfordshire Natural History Society and Field Club and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Hertfordshire Garden History written by Anne Rowe and published by Univ of Hertfordshire Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains original research into aspects of garden history in Hertfordshire.

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Download or read book The Book of British Topography written by John Parker Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hertfordshire Garden History Volume 2 written by Deborah Spring and published by Univ of Hertfordshire Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second volume of Hertfordshire garden history considers how Hertfordshire s historic parks and gardens have been influenced by, and reflect, the social and economic history of their time. Beginning with the hunting parks and Renaissance gardens of the Bacons, Cecils, and Capels in the 16th and 17th centuriesand their gradual replacement by designed landscapesthis book shows how, in Hertfordshire, individuals have long sought greater space and comfort within easy reach of the capital, London. With examples from both well-known and less-visible or vanished gardens from the past 500 years, it is sure to delight garden enthusiasts."

Download or read book A Catalogue of the Books Relating to British Topography and Saxon and Northern Literature Bequeathed to the Bodleian Library in the Year 1799 written by Richard Gough and published by . This book was released on 1814 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Catalogue of the Manuscript Maps Charts and Plans and of the Topographical Drawings in the British Museum written by British Museum. Department of Manuscripts and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book A Catalogue of the Books Relating to British Topography and Saxon and Northern Literature written by Bodleian Library and published by . This book was released on 1814 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remainder of the collection was sold in 1810.