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Glasgow: Mapping the City
John Moore
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Description for Glasgow: Mapping the City
Hardback. .
Maps can tell much about a place that traditional histories fail to communicate. This lavishly illustrated book features 80 maps which have been selected for the particular stories they reveal about different political, commercial and social aspects of Scotland's largest city. The maps featured provide fascinating insights into topics such as: the development of the Clyde and its shipbuilding industry, the villages which were gradually subsumed into the city, how the city was policed, what lies underneath the city streets, the growth of Glasgow during the Industrial Revolution, the development of transport, the city's green spaces, the health of ... Read more
Maps can tell much about a place that traditional histories fail to communicate. This lavishly illustrated book features 80 maps which have been selected for the particular stories they reveal about different political, commercial and social aspects of Scotland's largest city. The maps featured provide fascinating insights into topics such as: the development of the Clyde and its shipbuilding industry, the villages which were gradually subsumed into the city, how the city was policed, what lies underneath the city streets, the growth of Glasgow during the Industrial Revolution, the development of transport, the city's green spaces, the health of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Birlinn General
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Mapping the Cities Series
Condition
New
Weight
1774g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780273198
SKU
V9781780273198
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About John Moore
John Moore is a specialist on Scottish cartography and has published widely on the subject over a period of many years. He is currently Collections Manager at Glasgow University
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