Ireland: Mapping the Island

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

Hodges Figgis Book of the Year for 2025Shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards History Book of the YearMaps allow us to see how the world is organised spatially and show us relationships which cannot be understood from simply reading a text. This magnificent book highlights a vast selection of maps that range across the centuries and cover every part of the island, shedding light on the history and development of Ireland.The themes are many and varied, from conquest and colonisation, the management of the landscape, natural resources, meeting the needs of tourists, transport, the growth of urban centres as well as exploring how others saw Ireland, and much more besides. Carefully selected by two noted map experts, this highly visual book tells the story of Ireland in a unique and stimulating way.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-10-02
Mått:246 x 250 x 35 mm
Vikt:1 713 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Birlinn General
ISBN:9781780279640
Utmärkelser:Short-listed for An Post Irish Book Awards History Book of the Year 2025

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Joseph (Joe) Brady taught in the school of Geography at University College Dublin. He has been writing about the development of Dublin for many years and is one of the leading experts in the field. Paul Ferguson is Map Librarian at Trinity College Library, Dublin.

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'a pleasure... the narrative is fluent, the production values are high and the reader is guided confidently from medieval sketches to the great surveys of the 19th century... a generous and visually appealing introduction to the country's cartographic heritage'