Map of a Nation

2020-06-30 13:11:11

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This âabsorbing history of the Ordnance Surveyââthe first complete map of the British Islesâ"charts the many hurdles map-makers have had to overcomeâ (The Guardian, UK). Map of a Nation tells the story of the creation of the Ordnance Survey map,... Read more
This âabsorbing history of the Ordnance Surveyââthe first complete map of the British Islesâ"charts the many hurdles map-makers have had to overcomeâ (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 isâamazinglyâthe first popular history to tell the story of the map and the men who dreamt and delivered it. The Ordnance Surveyâs 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. Itâs 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. Less

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