Maps And History In South-West England

Maps And History In South-West England

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This volume of essays considers the practical and political purposes for which maps were used, the symbolic and ideological roles of maps in the history of South-Western England and the ways in which map evidence can be used to recover facts about the past for use in the writing of history. It is accompanied by 43 pages of maps and illustrations.

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Maps And History In South-West England by Roger Kain

This volume of essays considers the practical and political purposes for which maps were used, the symbolic and ideological roles of maps in the history of South-Western England and the ways in which map evidence can be used to recover facts about the past for use in the writing of history. The text is accompanied by 43 pages of maps and illustrations.



Roger Kain is Montefiore Professor of Geography in the University of Exeter, a Fellow of the British Academy and one of its Vice-Presidents. He has been honoured with medals and prizes from The Royal Geographical Society, The Newberry Library Chicago, the Library Association.


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ISBN 13 9780859893732
ISBN 10 0859893731
Title Maps And History In South-West England
Author Roger Kain
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Exeter Press
Year published 1991-11-01
Number of pages 159
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