Author : Chris Fleet
Publisher : Birlinn
ISBN 13 : 0857902393
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)
Book Synopsis Scotland: Mapping the Nation by : Chris Fleet
Download or read book Scotland: Mapping the Nation written by Chris Fleet and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whilst documents and other written material are obvious resources that help shape our view of the past, maps too can say much about a nation's history. This is the first book to take maps seriously as a form of history, from the earliest representations of Scotland by Ptolemy in the second century AD to the most recent form of Scotland's mapping and geographical representation in GIS, satellite imagery and SATNAV. Compiled by three experts who have spent their lives working with maps, Scotland: Mapping the Nation offers a fascinating and thought-provoking perspective on Scottish history which is beautifully illustrated with complete facsimiles and details of hundreds of the most significant manuscript and printed maps from the National Library of Scotland and other institutions, including those by Timothy Pont, Joan Blaeu and William Roy, amongst many others.