A Geography of Ireland (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Howarth, O. J. R.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330285557 ISBN 13 : 9781330285558

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover Ireland’s diverse landscapes from a grand, connected view. This clear, map‑driven book presents how lowlands meet highlands across the island, revealing how geology, rivers, and coast shape everyday life. It explains Ireland’s place on the continental shelf and why its position matters for history and culture, all with accessible explanations and careful, place‑based detail.

Beginning with the island’s broad physical divisions, it guides you through central lowlands, northern and southern highlands, and the key river basins. You’ll see how limestone and other rocks define the landscape, how water routes knit towns together, and where major cities and industries sit within this varied terrain. The work is richly illustrated with maps and figures that help you visualize the land and its people.

• How Ireland’s major river basins and mountain masses shape travel and trade


• Connections between geology, topography, and settlement patterns


• An overview of inland waterways, ports, and early economic activities


• A structured, map‑rich introduction to physical and human geography

Ideal for readers curious about regional geography, history, and the natural features that influence Irish life.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The justification of this statement is one object of this volume ;another will be served if it is found to suggest directions in which further geographical investigation is possible, whether on the physical, the historical, or the economic side. The absence, for the most part, of textbooks for such study points to the opportunity for research. My own indebtedness, however, to the works of Professor E. Hull on the physical and Dr. P. W. Joyce on the historical side must be acknowledged. The book may also serve to indicate possible lines of field-work, as, for example, the sight-investigation of land-forms described in the text, or of antiquities. The maps of course assume, and are intended to supplement, the topographical knowledge which is to be learnt from any good atlas-map, or, in greater detail, from theO rdnance Survey orB artholomew sreduced survey map of 4miles =1 inch. The large-scale pagemaps are the work of Mr. W. Bisiker. I constructed the remainder. I must thank my wife for help on certain points, and Professor A. J. Herbertson for the original suggestion of the book and for assistance at every stage of its preparation. O.J.R.H. January,
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330285557
• ISBN 13: 9781330285558
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 235
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