Historian's Guide to Early British Maps: A Guide to the Location of Pre-1900 Maps of the British Isles Preserved in the United Kingdom and Ireland

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 in 1994, we now have a comprehensive guide to the early maps of Great Britain. 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: Helen Wallis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 04/28/1995
Pages: 475
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.36h x 5.90w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780521551526