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Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Maps, charts & atlases > General
A full colour map showing London in about 1520 - its many churches,
monasteries, legal inns, guild halls, and a large number of
substantial private houses, in the context of the streets and
alleyways that survived the Great Fire and can still be discovered.
Dominating the city are the Tower of London in the east, the old St
Paul's Cathedral in the west and London Bridge in the south. The
city was largely contained within its medieval walls and ditches
but shows signs of spilling out into the great metropolis it was
destined to be. This is a second edition of a map first published
in 2018, incorporating changes to the map as new information has
become available. The map has been the Historic Towns Trust's
number one best seller since publication and has been very well
received. The new edition has a revised cover and illustrations.
The most detailed map of the World available which can be folded
and stored in a standard-size notebook. The 6 laminated pages are
spill and rip-proof and include an 11" x 17" map and 4 pages of
country facts. An essential tool for school at any level. Suggested
uses: Students -- a map you can keep handy from elementary school
through college; Professors -- adopt this map for your course as an
inexpensive supplement; Teachers -- a map that can be purchased as
a class set that will last your entire career; Parents -- instill
knowledge and interest in the world, inspire travel, and connect
family history to the places on the map.
The Forth Rail Bridge is one of the world's great engineering
feats, and one of its most well-known. When it opened in 1890, the
cantilevered bridge had one of the world's longest spans, at 541
metres. Its distinctive and innovative design marks it as an
important milestone in bridge construction during the period when
railways came to dominate long-distance land travel. Spanning the
estuary of one of the country's great rivers, the Forth Bridge
revolutionised travel within Scotland, and it continues to carry
and freight more than 130 years after its official opening. This
view of the Forth Rail Bridge features the Gresley A4 Class Pacific
Plover locomotive and was painted by Terence Cuneo (1907-1996) for
British Railways in 1952. Cuneo withstood gales of over 50 mph as
he sketched the scene from a girder above the track.
Our brand new and up to date whisky map shows over 150 distilleries
on our exceptionally clear road mapping, allowing you to navigate
to your chosen destination. Enlarged inset map of Speyside &
clearly defined production regions allows you to plan your
distilleries tour according to your taste buds! Distilleries are
indexed with addresses and full contact details and clearly defined
as those with and without visitor facilities. The best thing to go
with your dram apart from a splash of water. Foreword by Blair
Bowman, whisky consultant Over 150 whisky distilleries shown with
& without visitor facilities Clearly defined whisky producing
regions Exceptionally clear road mapping with mileage markers Index
to distilleries with full address & contact details Fun facts
& information on the reverse Index to place names
Ken Jennings takes readers on a world tour of geogeeks from the
London Map Fair to the bowels of the Library of Congress, from the
prepubescent geniuses at the National Geographic Bee to the
computer programmers at Google Earth. Each chapter delves into a
different aspect of map culture: highpointing, geocaching, road
atlas rallying, even the "unreal estate" charted on the maps of
fiction and fantasy. Jennings also considers the ways in which
cartography has shaped our history, suggesting that the impulse to
make and read maps is as relevant today as it has ever been.
From the "Here be dragons" parchment maps of the Age of Discovery
to the spinning globes of grade school to the postmodern revolution
of digital maps and GPS, "Maphead "is filled with intriguing
details, engaging anecdotes, and enlightening analysis. If you're
an inveterate map lover yourself--or even if you're among the
cartographically clueless who can get lost in a supermarket--let
Ken Jennings be your guide to the strange world of mapheads.
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, where the city in about 1480 is shown against a
background of a detailed Ordnance Survey of the early 20th century.
In 1480, a high-ranking official called William Worcestre revisited
his native city of Bristol and wrote a detailed description of all
the streets and their buildings and the activities that went on
there. Worcestre's description, combined with archaeological
information and historical research, has allowed the recreation in
map form of the city at that time. It was a prosperous and growing
city, already trading extensively with Europe and poised to start a
new trade with the Americas. Its merchant houses, churches and
largely vanished city walls show a town that was easily one of the
top five in England in the late Middle Ages. The map's cover has a
short introduction to the city in 1480 and an explanation of who
William Worcestre was. On the reverse is an illustrated and
comprehensive gazetteer of Bristol's main sites of medieval
interest. Produced in association with the University of Bristol.
A full colour map showing London about 1270 to 1300 - its walls and
gates, parish churches, early monasteries and hospitals, and a
growing number of private houses. The city's streets and alleyways
had been established. Dominating London are the Tower of London in
the east, the old St Paul's Cathedral in the west and London Bridge
in the south. Up-river in Westminster, the abbey and the royal
palace had been well established, and the great Westminster Hall is
very evident. London's playground in Southwark was beginning to
grow.
A full colour map, based on a digitised map of the city of Oxford
in 1876, with its medieval past overlain and important buildings
picked out. Oxford is synonymous with its university but deserves
to be known as a city in its own right as well. What the map shows
is a city of different parts: areas where the base map of 1876
might still be used today, and parts which are now quite
unrecognisable. This second edition of a map first issued in 2015
has been updated and revised to reflect further the editor's recent
research. The opportunity has been taken to update the gazetteer of
buildings and sites of interest and it is now printed in full
colour throughout. The map's cover has a short introduction to the
city's history, and on the reverse an illustrated and comprehensive
gazetteer of Oxford's main sites of interest, from medieval
monasteries to Oxford castle and the working class and industrial
areas that lay just beyond the 'dreaming spires' of the city
centre.
A full colour map, based on a digitised map of the city of
Canterbury in 1907, with its Roman, Anglo-Saxon and medieval past
overlain and important buildings picked out. Founded as the Roman
town of Durovernum Cantiacorum, Canterbury grew to be more
important than London. Canterbury Cathedral became a major European
centre of pilgrimage following the murder of Archbishop Thomas
Becket in 1170 and the centre of the Anglican church after the
Reformation. Although damaged in the Second World War, its many
surviving medieval buildings make it a major attraction for
visitors and home to three UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The map
shows a small cathedral city in 1907 with large buildings,
surrounded by orchards and a remarkable military presence. The
map's cover has a short introduction to the city's history, and on
the reverse an illustrated and comprehensive gazetteer of
Canterbury's main sites of interest, from the city's Roman theatre
and forum to medieval monasteries, the city's walls and its castle.
Produced with Canterbury Archaeological Trust and Canterbury Christ
Church University.
This practical quick-reference guide offers an up-to-date look at
the places and physical features of the modern world. Put this
essential reference into your three-ring binder and you'll be able
to consult its richly detailed color maps wherever you go. The
notebook-style reference includes dozens of detailed, full-color
maps and an index to nearly 10,000 key locations around the world.
The OS Historical Map series comprises of Ancient Britain and Roman
Britain. Each archaeological period is identified using different
symbols and colours to show sites from the Stone Age through to the
early Middle Ages against a modern map base, double-sided to cover
the whole country. The Ancient Britain map and guide is
complemented by a timeline that shows British events in relation to
wider history. Key sites of significant historical interest are
highlighted using photographs, text and thumbnail mapping from the
OS Landranger map series. Additional information, such as a list of
archaeological terms, suggested reading and museums to visit, is
also included.
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