The Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and the Solent: A Cultural History (Landscapes of the Imagination)
Mark Bardell
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Paperback. Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; 1DBKESW; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 354.
The Isle of Wight is England's largest island, but its diamond-shape is at most 23 miles long and 13 miles wide. Anchored close to the Hampshire coast, its location has created a sheltered waterway, the Solent, with its own local roadsteads and a unique double tidal system. This geography has shaped the area's history. Southampton's docks, located on Southampton Water to the north-west, had become the country's largest civilian port by the mid-twentieth century. Just north-east across the stretch of water called Spithead is the island city of Portsmouth with its ideal natural harbour. This was an internationally important port ... Read more
The Isle of Wight is England's largest island, but its diamond-shape is at most 23 miles long and 13 miles wide. Anchored close to the Hampshire coast, its location has created a sheltered waterway, the Solent, with its own local roadsteads and a unique double tidal system. This geography has shaped the area's history. Southampton's docks, located on Southampton Water to the north-west, had become the country's largest civilian port by the mid-twentieth century. Just north-east across the stretch of water called Spithead is the island city of Portsmouth with its ideal natural harbour. This was an internationally important port ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Interlink Signal
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Landscapes of the Imagination
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908493071
SKU
V9781908493071
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About Mark Bardell
Mark Bardell is a local historian and the author of Portsmouth: History and Guide.
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