The Early Maps Of Scotland
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| Author | : David Spaven |
| Publisher | : Birlinn |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2016-05 |
| Genre | : Railroads |
| ISBN | : 9781780272382 |
The rich diversity of Scotland's railway network has never before been the subject of a specialist atlas. This book showcases 181 topographical and railway maps, telling the story of the country's railways from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Researched and written by David Spaven - who co-wrote the best-selling Mapping the Railways on the history of Britain's rail network - this beautiful atlas allows the reader to understand the bigger story of the effects of the railways on the landscape and the impact of Scotland's distinctive geography on the pattern of railway development over a period of nearly 200 years. The unique map selection is supported by an informative commentary of key cartographic, geographic and historical features. This sumptuous atlas will appeal not just to railway enthusiasts and those who appreciate the beauty of maps, but also to readers fascinated by the role of railways in Scotland's modern developments.
| Author | : Carolyn Anderson |
| Publisher | : Birlinn |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2018-10-11 |
| Genre | : Cartography |
| ISBN | : 9781780274935 |
A magnificent full-colour collection of military maps of Scotland, spanning a period of 500 years, and covering all parts of the country.
| Author | : Joan Blaeu |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 512 |
| Release | : 2016-07-04 |
| Genre | : Atlases |
| ISBN | : 9783836538039 |
Superlatives flounder in the face of Joan Blaeu's Atlas Maior, one of the most extravagant feats in the history of mapmaking. This stunning edition is based on the Austrian National Library's complete colored and gold-heightened copy and reprints its 594 maps covering all then-known continents to the highest reproduction standard, rendering...
| Author | : Alistair Moffat |
| Publisher | : Birlinn |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2011-05-23 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0857900579 |
In this modern age the regional and national boundaries which define Scotland seem fixed and permanent. But of course this has not always been so. In this book Alistair Moffat looks at the shifting political shape of the land long before its modern borders were created. In doing so he brings to vivid life the half-forgotten kingdoms that came and went during Roman times, the Dark Ages and the early medieval period. This is a fascinating journey into a tantalisingly little-known period of our history, yet one which is crucial to our understanding of who we are and where we came from. 'Moffat's tireless reasearch ... and commanding knowledge bring these forgotten peoples to life' – Scottish Field
| Author | : Robert Allan Houston |
| Publisher | : Allan Lane |
| Total Pages | : 672 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
Drawing on research from a wide range of disciplines, including archaeology, economics, science, religion and literature, this is a history of Scotland's peopled past from the Neolithic period to the parliment of 2000.
| Author | : Helen Wallis |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 488 |
| Release | : 1995-04-06 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780521551526 |
Great Britain and Ireland enjoy a rich cartographic heritage, yet historians have not made full use of early maps in their writings and research. This is partly due to a lack of information about exactly which maps are available. With the publication of this volume from the Royal Historical Society, we now have a comprehensive guide to the early maps of Great Britain. The book is divided into two parts: part one describes the history and purpose of maps in a series of short essays on the early mapping of the British Isles; part two comprises a guide to the collections, national and regional. Now available from Cambridge University Press, this volume provides an essential reference tool for anyone requiring to access maps of the British Isles dating back to the medieval period and beyond.
| Author | : Christopher Fleet |
| Publisher | : Birlinn Limited |
| Total Pages | : 318 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781780270913 |
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.
| Author | : Royal Scottish Geographical Society |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 1973 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Peter G. B. McNeill |
| Publisher | : Scottish Medievalists and Department O Dinburgh |
| Total Pages | : 500 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : |
An Atlas of Scottish History to 1707 provides a wealth of information about Scotland's history from the Roman's and Vikings onwards. With information on early Scottish place names, parish churches, acts passed during rule, Sheriffdoms, baronies, lordships, earldoms, overseas trade, linguistics, maps, diagrams, and more, the atlas pulls together information and resources to paint a picture of early Scotland. It contains not only maps, but also diagrams, plans, charts and tables covering the history of Scotland from the earliest times up to 1707, along with explanatory texts where these are necessary.
| Author | : David MacPhail; Anders Frang |
| Publisher | : Kelpies |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2021-09-16 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781782507482 |
