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Scotland: Mapping the Nation (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781780274836)
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xWinner 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.
Author: Christopher Fleet, Margaret Wilkes, Charles W. J. Withers
ISBN-10: 1780274831
ISBN-13: 9781780274836
Publisher: Birlinn
Language: English
Published: 12/26/2017
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 4.49lbs
Size: 9.90h x 10.10w x 1.50d
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.
Author: Christopher Fleet, Margaret Wilkes, Charles W. J. Withers
ISBN-10: 1780274831
ISBN-13: 9781780274836
Publisher: Birlinn
Language: English
Published: 12/26/2017
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 4.49lbs
Size: 9.90h x 10.10w x 1.50d
By Christopher Fleet
xChris Fleet studied Geography at the University of Durham. He is Senior Map Curator in the National Library of Scotland. Margaret Wilkes is a member of the steering committee of the Scottish Maps Forum and a director of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Charles W. J. Withers is a professor of historical geography at the University of Edinburgh and a fellow of the British Academy. Michael Anderson is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Edinburgh.
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