MAP OF A NATION by Rachel Hewitt ( 9781847082541 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

MAP OF A NATION
A BIOGRAPHY OF THE ORDNANCE SURVEY

By:

Rachel Hewitt

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

1847082548

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9781847082541

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Publisher:

GRANTA BOOKS

Pub. date:

7 July, 2011

Pages:

432

Description:

The fascinating story of the creation of the Ordnance Survey map, told for the first time by a brilliant young historian.

Synopsis:

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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Granta Books

Prizes:

Short-listed for Galaxy National Book Awards: More4 Popular Non-Fiction

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Returnable

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