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The Atlas of Early Modern Wildlife - Britain and Ireland between the Middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution (Hardcover)
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The Atlas of Early Modern Wildlife - Britain and Ireland between the Middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution (Hardcover)
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What was the state of wildlife in Britain and Ireland before modern
records began? The Atlas of Early Modern Wildlife looks at the era
before climate change, before the intensification of agriculture,
before even the Industrial Revolution. In the sixteenth to
eighteenth centuries, beavers still swim in the River Ness.
Isolated populations of wolves and lynxes linger in the uplands.
Sea eagles are widespread around the coasts. Wildcats and pine
martens remain common in the Lake District. In this ground-breaking
volume, the observations of early modern amateur naturalists,
travellers and local historians are gathered together for the very
first time. Drawing on more than 10,000 records from across Britain
and Ireland, the book presents maps and notes on the former
distribution of over 160 species, providing a new baseline against
which to discuss subsequent declines and extinctions, expansions
and introductions. A guide to identification describes the reliable
and unreliable names of each species, including the pre-Linnaean
scientific nomenclature, as well as local names in early modern
English and, where used in the sources, Irish, Scots, Scottish
Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish and Norn. Raising a good number of questions
at the same time as it answers many others, this remarkable
resource will be of great value to conservationists,
archaeologists, historians and anyone with an interest in the
natural heritage of Britain and Ireland.
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