Maps : their untold stories : map treasures from The National Archives / Rose Mitchell and Andrew Ja...
Maps : their untold stories : map treasures from The National Archives / Rose Mitchell and Andrew Ja...
Maps : their untold stories : map treasures from The National Archives / Rose Mitchell and Andrew Janes.
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Author / Creator
Call Numbers
NQ912.09/25
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
254 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Preface: Maps out of the archives -- Introduction: Maps for everyone -- Early maps -- Mapping the metropolis -- The countryside: Landscapes in time -- Theatres of war: Military maps -- Charting the seas -- New worlds: Exploration and the colonies -- Maps that witnessed history -- Worlds of imaginati...
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Place of Publication
England
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Scope and Contents
Summary
A history of maps and what they reveal about the times and places they were made, based on the collections of the British National Archives; features maps of cities and rural areas, military maps, naval charts, and other historic examples.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Maps : their untold stories : map treasures from The National Archives / Rose Mitchell and Andrew Janes.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Numbers
NQ912.09/25
Record Identifier
74VKOBGQPVbg
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKOBGQPVbg
Other Identifiers
ISBN
1408189674 (hbk.)
9781408189672 (hbk.)
DDC
912.09
MMS ID
991022644879702626
