Maps and map-making in local history
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Word Count
86,000 words, Guess
Page Count
344 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3433264M
- ISBN-101851828702
- OCLC Control Number56323977
- OCLC Control Numbermapsmapmakinginl0000prun
- Library of Congress Control Number2005272154
and 2 more
- LibraryThing3259426
- Goodreads3789008
Classifications
- DDC526/.09415
- LCCGA826 .P78 2004
Description
This book aims to introduce the local history practitioner to the world of maps - the special character (and appeal) of maps as an historical source, why they are invaluable in local history research, and questions that must be asked of them. The historical back-ground to map creation in Ireland is outlined, with details on the major classes of cartographic and associated material and the repositories wherein they may be found. The Plantation series, travel and county maps, maps as part of published reports and journals, military mapping, estate and property mapping, and maritime maps, historic Ordnance Survey and Valuation Office maps, and more recent OS mapping, including the 1:50,000 Discovery series, are discussed. A section on essential map reading skills, including matters of scale, representation and accuracy, will help equip the researcher to explore this coded world. Step-by-step guidance for starting out to locate maps relevant to one's study area is provided. Case studies of working with maps in local history are offered as practical examples of what can be done, and guidelines for map-making are also included.
Description
This book aims to introduce the local history practitioner to the world of maps - the special character (and appeal) of maps as an historical source, why they are invaluable in local history research, and questions that must be asked of them. The historical background to map creation in Ireland is outlined, with details on the major classes of cartographic and associated material and the repositories wherein they may be found." "A section on essential map reading skills, including matters of scale, representation and accuracy, will help equip the researcher to explore this coded world. Step-by-step guidance for starting out to locate maps relevant to one's study area is provided. Case studies of working with maps in local history are offered as practical examples of what can be done, and guidelines for map-making are also included.
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Genres
- Maps.
Series Statement
- Maynooth research guides for Irish local history ;
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- Maps and map-making in local history
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