Author: John OgilbyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
The Travellers's Guide: Or, a Most Exact Description of the Roads of England. Being Mr. Ogilby's Actual Survey ..
Author: John OgilbyThe Road-books & Itineraries of Great Britain, 1570 to 1850
Author: Sir Herbert George FordhamPublisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
"It contains 246 original titles, of which 24 are of foreign roadbooks of and including, British roads, and principally published abroad ... the Scottish roadbooks ranging from 1681 to 1840 ... of Welsh road-books there appear to be only about 20 ..."--P. xv.
The Road-books & Itineraries of Great Britain, 1570 to 1850
Author: Sir Herbert George FordhamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
The Road-Books and Itineraries of Great Britain 1570 to 1850
Author: Herbert George FordhamPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107452791
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
Originally published in 1924, this book provides a catalogue of the original titles of the road maps and itineraries produced for the roads of Great Britain between 1570 and 1850. Fordham, who published several other books on the subject of cartography, also provides a bibliography on the history of these road books, and provides more detailed chapter breakdowns for the larger itineraries in his catalogue. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in historical maps or the history of England, Scotland and Wales.
The Book of British Topography
Author: John Parker AndersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
The Book of British Topography. A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical Works in the Library of the British Museum Relating to Great Britain and Ireland
Author: John Parker AndersonPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385430135
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
A Catalogue of the Books, Relating to British Topography, and Saxon and Northern Literature,
Author: Bodleian LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
The remainder of the collection was sold in 1810.
The Secret History of the Roman Roads of Britain
Author: M.C. BishopPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1848846150
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
There have been many books on Britain's Roman roads, but none have considered in any depth their long-term strategic impact. Mike Bishop shows how the road network was vital not only in the Roman strategy of conquest and occupation, but influenced the course of British military history during subsequent ages. ??The author starts with the pre-Roman origins of the network (many Roman roads being built over prehistoric routes) before describing how the Roman army built, developed, maintained and used it. Then, uniquely, he moves on to the post-Roman history of the roads. He shows how they were crucial to medieval military history (try to find a medieval battle that is not near one) and the governance of the realm, fixing the itinerary of the royal progresses. Their legacy is still clear in the building of 18th century military roads and even in the development of the modern road network. Why have some parts of the network remained in use throughout??The text is supported with clear maps and photographs. ??Most books on Roman roads are concerned with cataloguing or tracing them, or just dealing with aspects like surveying. This one makes them part of military landscape archaeology.
The Travels of Peter Mundy in Europe and Asia, 1608-1667
Author: Peter MundyPublisher:
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Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
A History of Inland Transport and Communication
Author: Edwin A. PrattPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000363384
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 551
Book Description
Originally published in 1912, this book with extensive source footnotes and bibliography follows the evolution and development of roads, rivers, canals, tramways, buses and cycles. The role that the development of transport played in the growth and expansion of trade and industry and on the general economic and social conditions of the country is one of the main issues that is discussed. Other themes which are examined are the electrification of the railways, railways and the state, railway rates and charges and early trading conditions.