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Map of a Nation

by Rachel Hewitt
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This "absorbing history of the Ordnance Survey"—the first complete map of the British Isles—"charts the many hurdles map-makers have had to overcome" (The Guardian, UK). 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 this 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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  • Release date

    July 7, 2011

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781847084521

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781847084521
      • File size: 8840 KB

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  • Languages

    • English

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  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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  • English