An Historical Map of York (Map)

Peter Addyman

ISBN 10: 0993469841 / ISBN 13: 9780993469848

Edité par The Historic Towns Trust, 2018

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Map. A full colour map based on a digitising of a large-scale map of York surveyed in 1850. The map shows the main medieval and post-medieval buildings in this attractive and interesting city including the Minster , York Castle (Clifford's Tower), St mary's Abbey and the well-known city walls. The map's cover has a short introduction to the city's history, and on the reverse of the map an illustrated gazetteer of York's main buildings and sites of interest.Combining clear cartography and extensive research, this is a revised version of a map first published in 2012. The new edition is presented as a cased folding map, to match those of Winchester, Oxford and Hull in the series. Of interest to historians and those who know and love York, the map charts the process of renewal and development which has shaped one of England's most important cities. A full colour map based on a digitising of a large-scale map of York surveyed in 1850. The map shows the main medieval and post-medieval buildings in this attractive and interesting city including the Minster , York Castle (Clifford's Tower), St mary's Abbey and the well-known city walls. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

N° de réf. du vendeur 9780993469848

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: An Historical Map of York (Map)
• Éditeur: The Historic Towns Trust
• Date de parution: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0993469841
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780993469848
• Reliure: Map
• État de l'article: new

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Synopsis

A full colour map based on a digitising of a large-scale map of York surveyed in 1850. The map shows the main medieval and post-medieval buildings in this attractive and interesting city including the Minster , York Castle (Clifford’s Tower), St mary’s Abbey and the well-known city walls. The map’s cover has a short introduction to the city’s history, and on the reverse of the map an illustrated gazetteer of York’s main buildings and sites of interest. Combining clear cartography and extensive research, this is a revised version of a map first published in 2012. The new edition is presented as a cased folding map, to match those of Winchester, Oxford and Hull in the series. Of interest to historians and those who know and love York, the map charts the process of renewal and development which has shaped one of England’s most important cities.

À propos de l?auteur

Dr Peter Addyman was the Director of York Archaeological Trust from 1972 until 2002. A distinguished archaeologist, Peter Addyman has written many books, with York featuring widely in them, including books on the Coppergate Helmet and Viking Jorvik. He is much in demand as lecturer on the history and archaeology of York. He is the editor of the British Historic Towns Atlas volume on York.