Map of a Nation [electronic resource] : A Biography of the Ordnance Survey
Rachel Hewitt2011
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This "absorbing history of the Ordnance Survey"-the first complete map of the
British Isles-"charts the many hurdles map-makers have had to overcome" (The
Guardian, UK).
Map of a Nation tells the story of the creation of the Ordnance Survey map, the
first complete, accurate, affordable map of the British Isles. The Ordnance
Survey is a much beloved British institution, and this is-amazingly-the first
popular history to tell the story of the map and the men who dreamt and
delivered it.
The Ordnance Survey's history is one of political revolutions, rebellions and
regional unions that altered the shape and identity of the United Kingdom over
the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It's also a deliciously readable
account of one of the great untold British adventure stories, featuring intrepid
individuals lugging brass theodolites up mountains to make the country visible
to itself for the first time.
Main title:
Author:
Rachel Hewitt, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Granta Books, 2011
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (484 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781847084521
Language:
English
BRN:
433952
Electronic access:
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |