| Edinburgh: Mapping the City Contributor(s): Fleet, Chris (Author), MacCannell, Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1780272456 ISBN-13: 9781780272450 Publisher: Birlinn OUR PRICE: $40.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2014 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - Scotland - Reference | Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps (see Also Travel - Maps & Road Atlases) - Technology & Engineering | Cartography |
| Dewey: 911 |
| LCCN: 2014455249 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 10.05" W x 10.05" (4.25 lbs) 303 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Maps can tell much about the story of a place that traditional histories fail to communicate. This is particularly true of Edinburgh, one of the most visually stunning cities in the world and a place rich in historical and cultural associations. This lavishly illustrated book features 71 maps of Edinburgh which have been selected for the particular stories they reveal about the political, commercial and social life of Scotland and her capital. Many are reproduced in book form for the first time. Together, they present a fascinating insight into how Edinburgh has changed and developed over the last 500 years, and will appeal to all those with an interest in Edinburgh and Scottish history, as well as anyone interested in urban history, architectural history, town planning or the history of cartography. |
Contributor Bio(s): MacCannell, Daniel: - Daniel MacCannell lives in East Lothian, where he runs the Historical Detective Agency Ltd. He has studied Scottish, English, Dutch and French buildings, landscapes and townscapes for more than twenty years, and was awarded a Ph.D. in History and Art History by the University of Aberdeen in 2010. He is the great-grandson of Canadian-American landscape architect Earle Edgerly MacCannell. This is his fifth book for Birlinn.Fleet, Chris: - Christopher Fleet joined the National Library of Scotland in 1994. He has written and spoken widely on digital mapping and on maps of Scotland, and is a co-author of Scotland: Mapping the Nation (Birlinn, 2011), Edinburgh: Mapping the City (Birlinn, 2014) and Scotland: Mapping the Islands (2016). |
