Mapping England

Simon Foxell

ISBN 10: 1906155518 / ISBN 13: 9781906155513

Published by Black Dog Publishing, 2008

About this Item

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mapping England
• Publisher: Black Dog Publishing
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1906155518
• ISBN 13: 9781906155513
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 1950 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Mapping England shows, through a series of compelling maps, both historic and contemporary, how England has scrutinised itself, been seen by others and how it has recorded its ever-changing circumstances.

England has been continuously mapped from Medieval times to the present; politically, administratively and functionally as well as creatively and imaginatively. Maps have helped to define ideas of what England is and could be. They have developed and maintained its identity amongst other nations and explored its essential character and limits.

The maps included show a country at times confident but also unsure of itself. Often drawn for purely practical purposes they frequently and unconsciously reveal the true state of the nation, and the hopes and fears of its inhabitants. England has been the crucible for many of the most significant developments in cartography and Mapping England tells the story of how its position in the world has evolved and, in so doing, entails new ways of seeing and expressing such findings in graphic form.

About the Author

Simon Foxell is a practising architect and the past Chair of Policy and Strategy at the RIBA. He is also the author of the bestseller Mapping London: Making Sense of the City, published by Black Dog Publishing, 2007.