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British Maps and Map-Makers

Edward Lynam

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Description:Probably few people realize the many-sided interest and charm of early English maps and coastal charts, yet they are inextricably bound up with our history and culture. The Plantagenet wars, the distribution of monastic estates to laymen, our maritime expansion under Elizabeth, the buccaneers’ raids in the Pacific under Charles II, the enclosure of common lands, the ’45, the building of post-chaise roads, canals and Palladian ‘seats’ for the gentry, and the growth of the British Empire under George III are all recorded in our maps and charts. At the same time, scientific research by Elizabethan seamen, by the Royal Society founded by Charles II, and by the Ordnance Survey, together with the invention of new instruments – from the astrolabe to the cross-staff, from the plane-table to the theodolite – were gradually perfecting methods of surveying. The ornament, symbols, lettering and colours upon maps reflect the fashion of their times, changing from the illuminated maps drawn on the parchment by mediaeval monks to the extravagant pseudo-classical cartouches and delicate copper engraving and writing of the sixteenth century on to the massive baroque of Dutch Williams’ time and the graceful rococo and “empire’ styles of George III’s reign.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with British Maps and Map-Makers. To get started finding British Maps and Map-Makers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 48

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Release: 1947

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Description: Probably few people realize the many-sided interest and charm of early English maps and coastal charts, yet they are inextricably bound up with our history and culture. The Plantagenet wars, the distribution of monastic estates to laymen, our maritime expansion under Elizabeth, the buccaneers’ raids in the Pacific under Charles II, the enclosure of common lands, the ’45, the building of post-chaise roads, canals and Palladian ‘seats’ for the gentry, and the growth of the British Empire under George III are all recorded in our maps and charts. At the same time, scientific research by Elizabethan seamen, by the Royal Society founded by Charles II, and by the Ordnance Survey, together with the invention of new instruments – from the astrolabe to the cross-staff, from the plane-table to the theodolite – were gradually perfecting methods of surveying. The ornament, symbols, lettering and colours upon maps reflect the fashion of their times, changing from the illuminated maps drawn on the parchment by mediaeval monks to the extravagant pseudo-classical cartouches and delicate copper engraving and writing of the sixteenth century on to the massive baroque of Dutch Williams’ time and the graceful rococo and “empire’ styles of George III’s reign.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with British Maps and Map-Makers. To get started finding British Maps and Map-Makers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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