The Nine Lives of John Ogilby
britain's master map maker and his secrets
$45.85
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
13 June 2019
Summary
The Nine Lives of John Ogilby: Mapmaker, Survivor, and Royal Conspirator
Discover the incredible life of John Ogilby, shipwreck survivor, royal conspirator, and map maker in the first major biography of this forgotten British legend.
John Ogilby travelled through fire and plague, war and shipwreck as a secret agent, publisher, dance instructor and scientific geographer. Then in 1670 he became Charles II’s Royal Cosmographer, creating beautiful measured drawings that placed r…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780715652268 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0715652265 |
| Author: | Alan Ereira |
| Publisher: | Duckworth Books |
| Imprint: | Duckworth |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 13 June 2019 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
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Critics Review
‘A spectacular book with a wide range of insights to the 17th Century’
‘A spectacular book with a wide range of insights to the 17th Century’
* Terry Jones *Ereira is justly proud… situates Britannia in its political context, connecting it to Charles II’s military purposes and need to crush rebellion’
* Guardian *‘Compelling… a terrific subject for a biography… Ereira’s enthusiasm is infectious [and his] generous biography conveys both the irrepressible energy and the shifty elusiveness of Ogilby.’
* TLS *Britannia was created by a cunning Scot, to help the monarch’s absolute ascendancy over the whole of Britain. The secret is finally out.’
* Scotsman *About The Author
Alan Ereira
Alan Ereira is an award-winning British author, historian and documentary filmmaker. He collaborated with Terry Jones on the documentary series Crusades (1995), Terry Jones’ Medieval Lives (2004) and Terry Jones’ Barbarians (2006), with whom he also co-authored the respective companion books.
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