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Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Maps, charts & atlases > General
A century after the Industrial Revolution began, some Victorians
finally began to confront the problems industrialisation and
urbanisation had wrought. The remarkable proliferation of new
factories, railways and docks owned by massively wealthy
entrepreneurs created new depths of poverty and deprivation, which
outraged philanthropist and researcher Charles Booth. These two
maps, commissioned by Booth and the first of their kind, classify
London streets into seven categories, from the very poor lowest
class mainly in the east end (but with some surprising enclaves in
the fashionable west) right up to the wealthy upper classes in
Marylebone and Mayfair. A fascinating resource for genealogists,
historians and all lovers of London's past.
Explore the whole of Scotland from Dumfries and Galloway in the
South to the Orkney Islands in the North. With detailed road
mapping and illustrated town plans of major cities, this feature
rich, helpful tourist guide is ideal for touring around Scotland.
Published at a clear 8.7 miles to 1 inch scale (5.51 cm to 1 km),
this handy map is a detailed and informative exploration of what
Scotland has to offer. Highlights include: 8 inset street maps to
major cities and popular destinations, including: Edinburgh,
Glasgow, Stirling, and Cairngorms National Park, with detailed
descriptions and places of interest Locations of visitor centres
and tourist information sites Useful key to map symbols making it a
clear and easy read More than 700 places of interest The perfect
map for exploring Scotland whether you are a tourist or a local.
Originally founded in 1863 to promote interest in the history and
archaeology of the Huddersfield area, the Yorkshire Archaeological
Society expanded its purview in 1870 to cover the whole of
Yorkshire. In 1884 it began publishing its Record Series, which
aimed to make historical information available through the
reprinting of original documents, diaries, letters, and charters.
First published in 1933 and reprinted for the society in 1971, this
well-illustrated work is an extensive catalogue of maps of the
Yorkshire area, drawn between 1577 and 1900. The editor's
introduction sets the maps within the history of cartography in
Britain, and in the context of pioneering work by previous
cartographers. The entries give a description of what each map
depicts, along with information on dates and dimensions. This work
remains a valuable resource for local historians and geographers.
To sail the oceans needed skill as well as courage and experience,
and the sea chart with, where appropriate, the coastal view, was
the tool by which ships of trade, transport or conquest navigated
their course. This book looks at the history and development of the
chart and the related nautical map, in both scientific and
aesthetic terms, as a means of safe and accurate seaborne
navigation. The Italian merchant-venturers of the early thirteenth
century developed the earliest 'portulan' pilot charts of the
Mediterranean. The subsequent speed of exploration by European
seafarers, encompassing the New World, the extraordinary voyages
around the Cape of Good Hope and the opening up of the trade to the
East, India and the Spice Islands were both a result of the
development of the sea chart and additionally as an aid to that
development. By the eighteenth century the discovery and charting
of the coasts and oceans of the globe had become a strategic naval
and commercial requirement. Such involvements led to Cook's voyages
in the Pacific, the search for the Northwest Passage and races to
the Arctic and Antarctic. The volume is arranged along
chronological and then geographical lines. Each of the ten chapters
is split into two distinct halves examining the history of the
charting of a particular region and the context under which such
charting took place following which specific navigational charts
and views together with other relevant illustrations are presented.
Key figures or milestones in the history of charting are then
presented in stand-alone story box features. This new edition
features around 40 new charts and accompanying text.
Shows the bedrock geology. Information for superficial deposits may
be omitted or shown only in outline.
A beautifully presented gift for anyone with an intrigue for
geographical curiosities. This beautifully designed book presents
unusual borders, enclaves and exclaves, divided or non-existent
cities and islands. Numerous conflicts have left countries divided
and often shattered. Remnants of countries can by design or
accident be left behind as a legal anomaly in this complex world.
Most people believe that a country's borders are clearly defined:
just lines that separate countries. Everything on one side of the
line belongs to one country and everything on the other side
belongs to another country. This might be the case most of the
time, but there are unusual exceptions to this unwritten rule.
Examples include: * Campione d'Italia where Italian residents have
to travel 15km through Switzerland to reach the nearest available
Italian territory * Tomb of Suleyman Shah which is a tiny Turkish
enclave within Syria which was moved closer to Turkey when Lake
Assad was created but still stayed in Syria * Pheasant Island which
for half a year belongs to the Spanish city of Irun, and the
remaining half, to its French twin-town, Hendaye * Canadian
Stanstead and American Beebe Plain where the boundary line runs
along the centre of the main street, so that the houses on one side
of the street are in Canada and on the other in the United States
These and many more instances are captured in this fascinating book
full of strange geographical intrigue. International Cartographic
conference 2021 overall winner of the atlas category and
shortlisted for the 2020 Edward Stanford Travel Writing.
Finding your way around the various regions of Japan is a breeze
with this handy Tuttle Japan Traveler's Atlas. Designed for the
adventurous traveler and containing all the maps you'll need on
your explorations, this atlas includes many views that are not
available anywhere else. The atlas is conveniently divided into the
major regions of Japan: Tokyo Mt. Fuji & Around Tokyo Central
Honshu Kyoto Kansai Hiroshima & Western Honshu Northern Honshu
Hokkaido Shikoku Kyushu Okinawa & the Southwest Islands Each of
the 148 maps in this atlas is presented in a logical,
easy-to-follow manner, with emphasis on the most frequently-visited
areas. All cities, towns, villages, places of interest including
nature reserves are indexed for quick reference. Comprehensive:
detailed insets are given for all the major cities, travel
destinations and business hubs in Japan. Informative: Precise
locations are indicated for all popular sights, hotels,
restaurants, temples, shopping malls and other essential locations.
Practical: The handy size, well-designed key maps and comprehensive
index help you find any place you are looking for quickly.
Reliable: No need to worry about cell service or battery--the maps
in this atlas are thoroughly researched and regularly updated by
the leading publisher of Asia Pacific maps.
Shows the bedrock geology. Information for superficial deposits may
be omitted or shown only in outline.
SPANISH EDITION. In this revised edition, the reader will find a
careful examination of the geography of Bible times that helps the
reader understand the Scriptures better.
The dominant Mediterranean power in the fifth and sixth centuries,
by the time of its demise at the hands of the Ottomans in 1453 the
Byzantine empire was a shadow of its former self restricted
essentially to the city of Constantinople, modern Istanbul.
Surrounded by foes who posed a constant threat to its very
existence, it survived because of its administration, army and the
strength of its culture, of which Orthodox Christianity was a key
element. This historical atlas charts key aspects of the political,
social and economic history of a medieval empire which bridged the
Christian and Islamic worlds from the late Roman period into the
late Middle Ages.
Published specially by After the Battle to coincide with the
suspension of Allied occupation rights in Berlin in October 1990,
this map was produced in 1944 by the War Office and lists the
location and use of all important buildings in Berlin to be used in
the occupation of the city. Every building associated with the
Reich Government, NSDAP, police, fire service, Reichsbahn, U-Bahn,
hospitals, telephone exchanges, embassies, prisons, etc., is
numbered and referenced to an index printed on the reverse of the
map. This sheet covers the central area at 1:12500.
From the Silk Road to the Great Game, Central Asia has long been a
region of great strategic, political, and economic
importance.Central Asia is of growing visibility to the rest of the
world. Home of the legendary Silk Road and Great Game, the region
is of increasing influence due to oil, Islam, democracy, and
terrorism. No other comprehensive atlas exists.This atlas
graphically illuminates the region's history tracing back to the
eight-seventh century B.C. From the spread of Islam to the invasion
of the Mongols, the area has been at the crossroads of some of the
world's most important developments, all succinctly explained in
this book.
The First World War continues to fascinate. Its profound effect on
politics and society is still felt today. Yet it remains a greatly
misunderstood conflict, shrouded in myths and misperceptions. In
The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the First World War
Philpott and Hughes, leading young historians of the conflict, draw
on recent scholarship to present a clear introduction to the war.
In fifty maps, accompanied by supporting text and statistical
tables, they survey the main battles and political features of the
war. This concise volume will give students and general readers
important insights into the nature and effects of world war. MARKET
1: Undergraduate students studying courses on the History of the
First World War; Military History; Political History of the
Twentieth Century MARKET 2: General readers interested in military
history; Specialist military and history societies; and book clubs
The "Vinland Map" first surfaced on the antiquarian market in 1957
and the map's authenticity has been hotly debated ever since-in
controversies ranging from the anomalous composition of the ink and
the map's lack of provenance to a plethora of historical and
cartographical riddles. Maps, Myths, and Men is the first work to
address the full range of this debate. Focusing closely on what the
map in fact shows, the book contains a critique of the 1965 work
The Vinland Map and the Tartar Relation; scrutinizes the marketing
strategies used in 1957; and covers many aspects of the map that
demonstrate it is a modern fake, such as literary evidence and
several scientific ink analyses performed between 1967 and 2002.
The author explains a number of the riddles and provides evidence
for both the identity of the mapmaker and the source of the
parchment used, and she applies current knowledge of medieval Norse
culture and exploration to counter widespread misinformation about
Norse voyages to North America and about the Norse world picture.
The Palgrave Concise Atlas of World War II presents a wide range of chapters on the military campaigns, major political developments, frontier changes, international conferences and alliances of World War II, together with chapters on the home fronts in the major participating nations and in occupied Europe and Asia (the latter covering, for instance, resistance, population movements and genocide). Chapters covering the military campaigns also focus on recent discoveries, in particular the role of signals intelligence and code-breaking. The result is a comprehensive atlas covering all the major aspects of the war and presenting the military events in their full context.
An Introduction to Geological Structures and Maps is a concise and
accessible textbook providing simple structural terminology and map
problems which introduce geological structures. It is a perfect
introduction to mapping for students of geology, engineering
geology and civil engineering. Each topic is explained and
illustrated by figures, and exercises follow on successive maps. If
students are unable to complete an exercise, they can read on to
obtain more specific instructions on how theory may be used to
solve the problem. An appendix at the end of the book provides the
solutions. This new, eighth edition contains simplified
introductory matter to make the subject as easy to grasp as
possible. Colour photographs illustrating geological structures
bring the subject to life and a new map from the British Geological
Survey illustrates a real area. There is more on outcrop patterns,
which will help students to think in 3D, and on structures and the
relationship of topography to geological structure. Cliff sections
have been added to reinforce the concept of apparent dip. The
section on planetary geology has been more closely tied to igneous
geology to aid understanding of the connection between the two.
Finally, a new map on economic geology has been added for the
benefit of engineering students. A geological glossary helps
students to understand and memorise key terms and a new, colourful,
text design enlivens the appearance of this popular book.
England has been continuously mapped from Medieval times to the
present; politically, administratively and functionally as well as
creatively and imaginatively. Maps have helped to define ideas of
what England is and could be. They have developed and maintained
its identity amongst other nations and explored its essential
character and limits. The maps included show a country at times
confident but also unsure of itself. Often drawn for purely
practical purposes they frequently and unconsciously reveal the
true state of the nation, and the hopes and fears of its
inhabitants. England has been the crucible for many of the most
significant developments in cartography and Mapping England tells
the story of how its position in the world has evolved and, in so
doing, entails new ways of seeing and expressing such findings in
graphic form.
The "Vinland Map" first surfaced on the antiquarian market in 1957
and the map's authenticity has been hotly debated ever since-in
controversies ranging from the anomalous composition of the ink and
the map's lack of provenance to a plethora of historical and
cartographical riddles. Maps, Myths, and Men is the first work to
address the full range of this debate. Focusing closely on what the
map in fact shows, the book contains a critique of the 1965 work
The Vinland Map and the Tartar Relation; scrutinizes the marketing
strategies used in 1957; and covers many aspects of the map that
demonstrate it is a modern fake, such as literary evidence and
several scientific ink analyses performed between 1967 and 2002.
The author explains a number of the riddles and provides evidence
for both the identity of the mapmaker and the source of the
parchment used, and she applies current knowledge of medieval Norse
culture and exploration to counter widespread misinformation about
Norse voyages to North America and about the Norse world picture.
The dramatic, tumultuous, often tragic human events that erupted in the Balkan Peninsula following the collapse of communism between 1989 and 1991 have captured the Western world's attention throughout the past decade. The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Balkans provides 50 two-color, full-page maps, each accompanied by a facing page of explanatory text. These maps illustrate key moments in Balkans history in a way that is immediate and comprehensible, making it come alive. Students will regard it as a useful reference, and general readers will enjoy it for its clarity and wealth of information.
Eastern European history is a difficult subject for Westerners to understand, partly because of the region's political, ethnic, and cultural diversity. The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe, revised and updated for this edition, addresses this need. In 52 two-color, full-page maps and facing page explanatory text, the atlas illustrates key moments in East European history, from the Middle Ages to the present. Students will regard it as a useful reference, and general readers will value it for its clarity and wealth of information.
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