Map of a Nation

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9781847082541
 
The fascinating story of the creation of the Ordnance Survey map, told for the first time by a brilliant young historian.
'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.
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Weight 0.368000
Author Hewitt, Rachel
Availability IP
Department History
Format Paperback
ISBN 9781847082541
Pages 432
Published 07/07/2011
Publisher Granta Books
Section History
Size Unfolded 198x129mm
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