Historians' Guide to Early British Maps: A Guide to the Location of Pre-1900 Maps of the British Isles Preserved in the United Kingdom and Ireland - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 0861931416 ISBN 13 : 9780861931415

Editeur : Royal Historical Society, 1994

Synopsis

The first guide to pre-1900 maps relating to Great Britain and Ireland: essays on different types of map are followed by a comprehensive guide to approx. 450 repositories. This guide to pre-1900 maps relating to Great Britain and Ireland records for the first time the rich cartographic heritage of these islands. It thus responds to the increasing appreciation of maps as historical documents. The Guideis divided into two sections. The first describes the history and purpose of maps in a series of short essays on the different types of regional and special maps. Part Two is a guide to the collections. It comprises a comprehensive survey of nearly 450 repositories, from the national libraries to the county record offices, and includes some of the private collections. There is a full record, for example, of the rich holdings of the Oxford and Cambridge colleges. Details are given on each institution's holdings, access, availability of originals, reproductions, indices. The Guideis the first of its kind, we believe, for any country. It should be of great practical value to a wide readership.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Royal Historical Society
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0861931416
• ISBN 13: 9780861931415
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 475
• Éditeur: Wallis Helen
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible