Rachel Hewitt

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Map of a Nation: A Biography of the Ordnance SurveyPaperback, 7 July 2011

Map of a Nation: A Biography of the Ordnance Survey
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Print Length
432 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Granta Books
Date Published
7 Jul 2011
ISBN-10
1847082548
ISBN-13
9781847082541

Description

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 Map of a Nation 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.

Product Details

Author:
Rachel Hewitt
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
7 July 2011
Dimensions:
19.61 x 13.23 x 3.1 cm
ISBN-10:
1847082548
ISBN-13:
9781847082541
Language:
English
Location:
London
Pages:
432
Publisher:
Weight:
367.41 gm

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