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Maps: Their Untold Stories 2nd edition

Map treasures from the National Archives

Author: Rose Mitchell and Andrew Janes  

Maps: Their Untold Stories 2nd edition
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A new edition of this fascinating and unusual journey through the world of maps and mapmakers, drawing on 700 years' worth of maps from the National Archives.

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A new edition of this fascinating and unusual journey through the world of maps and mapmakers, drawing on 700 years' worth of maps from the National Archives.

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A new edition of this fascinating and unusual journey through the world of maps and mapmakers, drawing on 700 years' worth of maps from the National Archives.

A map is a snapshot of a place, a city, a nation or even the world at a given point in time - fascinating for what they tell us about the way our ancestors saw themselves, their neighbours and their place in the world. This magnificent collection, drawn from seven centuries of maps held in the National Archives at Kew, looks at a variety of maps, from those found in 14th-century manuscripts, through to early estate maps, to maps used in 20th-century military campaigns.

Great images are accompanied by compelling stories. Featured is a woodcut map of 16th Century London, a map of where the bombs fell during the Second World War, and a map the first American settlers drew when they were attempting to establish a new empire on Roanoke Island, off the coast of what is now North Carolina. This new edition has been revised throughout, with many new maps added, including newly discovered and digitised maps from North America. A whole new chapter, Mapping Buildings, has also been added.

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Critic Reviews

A wonder to the senses both visually and intellectually and an absolute delight to read The Searcher
Each map is a revelation of both human motives and earthly features, and those lucky enough to be gifted with this book will find something to divert, inform, and astonish on every page Natural History

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About the Author

The National Archives at Kew, in west London, is the UK government's official archive, containing more than 1,000 years of history. In this book, Rose Mitchell and Andrew Janes draw on long experience as map archivists to act as guides through this treasure house, highlighting some of the most interesting, attractive and extraordinary examples to be found within its important and diverse map and plan collections.

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Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | Conway
Published
11th September 2025
Edition
2nd
Pages
288
ISBN
9781844867462

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