by Christopher Fleet, Margaret Wilkes and Charles W.J. Withers

Published in 2011 by Birlinn, Edinburgh
ISBN: 009781800000000
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New
Dust Jacket included. Condition of Dust Jacket: New
Comments: Scarce in new condition. This very cool book, written by the Map Curator of the National Library of Scotland, the Chair of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society's Collections Committee, and the Geographer Royal for Scotland, provides a history of Scotland through its maps. The authors write in the preface, "this book is he first to approach the study of the maps of Scotland in ways which both illuminate Scotland's geography and history and show how Scotland's maps and its map history have a history - indeed, are themselves the very 'stuff' of Scotland's history." The pages of the book are filled with fascinating color illustrations of historical maps, and the text is accessible and compelling. Winner of the Saltire Scottish Research Book of the Year award, this book is an impressive achievement and a joy to read.

Seller Inventory #: 0000388