Scotland: Mapping the Nation - Couverture rigide

Fleet, Chris; Wilkes, Margaret; Withers, Charles W. J.

 
9781780274836: Scotland: Mapping the Nation
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1780274831 ISBN 13 : 9781780274836
Editeur : Birlinn Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

Winner of the Saltire Society Research Book of the Year

Whilst documents and other written material are obvious resources that help shape our view of the past, maps too can say much about a nation's history. This is the first book to take maps seriously as a form of history, from the earliest representations of Scotland by Ptolemy in the second century AD to the most recent form of Scotland's mapping and geographical representation in GIS, satellite imagery and SATNAV.

Compiled by three experts who have spent their lives working with maps, Scotland: Mapping the Nation offers a fascinating and thought-provoking perspective on Scottish history which is beautifully illustrated with complete facsimiles and details of hundreds of the most significant manuscript and printed maps from the National Library of Scotland and other institutions, including those by Timothy Pont, Joan Blaeu and William Roy, amongst many others.

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À propos de l'auteur

Chris Fleet studied Geography at the University of Durham. He is Senior Map Curator in the National Library of Scotland. In 2010, he was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.

Margaret Wilkes is a Member of the Steering Committee of the Scottish Maps Forum, a Director of The Royal Scottish Geographical Society, Convenor of its Collections & Information Committee and Joint Chairman of its Edinburgh Centre.

Charles W.J. Withers is Geographer Royal in Scotland. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society.

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Éditeur
Birlinn Ltd
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1780274831
ISBN 13 
9781780274836
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
336
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9781780270913: Scotland: Mapping the Nation

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1780270917 ISBN 13 :  9781780270913
Editeur : Birlinn Ltd, 2012
Couverture souple