Download or read book Historian s Guide to Early British Maps written by Helen Wallis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-04-06 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great Britain and Ireland enjoy a rich cartographic heritage, yet historians have not made full use of early maps in their writings and research. This is partly due to a lack of information about exactly which maps are available. With the publication of this volume from the Royal Historical Society, we now have a comprehensive guide to the early maps of Great Britain. The book is divided into two parts: part one describes the history and purpose of maps in a series of short essays on the early mapping of the British Isles; part two comprises a guide to the collections, national and regional. Now available from Cambridge University Press, this volume provides an essential reference tool for anyone requiring to access maps of the British Isles dating back to the medieval period and beyond.

Download or read book Maps and Plans for the Local Historian and Collector written by David Smith and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1988 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Historical Account of the Navigable Rivers Canals and Railways of Great Britain written by Joseph Priestley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-08-21 with total page 739 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A standard reference work in its day, this 1831 account provides alphabetical entries relating to British waterways and railways.

Download or read book Maps for Historians written by Brian Paul Hindle and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old maps provide a rich source of information for all those interested in their local history and they are also a popular field for collectors. Dr. Hindle's describes the different types of map produced, explains what they were intended to show and where to find them.

Download or read book Victorian Maps of the British Isles written by David Smith and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1985 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Naturalist in Britain written by David Elliston Allen and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At once a major resource for historians of science and an excellent introduction to natural history for the general reader, David Allen's The Naturalist in Britain established a precedent for investigating natural history as a social phenomenon. Here the author traces the evolution of natural history from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries, from the "herbalizings" of apprentice apothecaries to the establishment of national reserves and international societies to the emergence of natural history as an organized discipline. Along the way he describes the role of scientific ideas, popular fashion, religious motivations, literary influences, the increase of leisure time and disposable income, and the tendency of like-minded persons to form clubs. His comprehensive and entertaining discussion creates a vibrant portrait of a scientific movement inextricably woven into a particular culture.

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