Scotland: mapping the nation
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:…
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- Full title :Scotland : mapping the nation / Christopher Fleet, Margaret Wilkes and Charles W.J. Withers.
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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. -- Publisher description.
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- Publication Date:©2011.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Birlinn, in association with the National Library of Scotland
- Place of Publication:Edinburgh
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2011.
The Physical Object
- Description:xvii, 318 pages : : color illustrations, color maps ; : 26 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781841589695, 1841589691, 9781780270913, 1780270917
- oclc:ocn751749384
- LC Classification:GA811
- Dewey Decimal:941.100223
Table of Contents
Putting Scotland on the map -- Maps of Scotland before c. 1595 -- A kingdom and a nation depicted, c. 1583--1700 -- Scotland occupied and defended -- Towns and urban life -- The changing countryside -- Islands and island life -- Seas and waters -- Travel and communications -- Mapping science -- Open spaces--recreation and leisure -- Popular culture -- Maps at work--working with maps.
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