Miss Elizabeth Mapp reigns supreme over the village of Tilling... until the advent of Mrs Emmeline Lucas, or ' Lucia' to her friends. No one could compete, surely, with Lucia's formidable armoury: her duchesses, her Italian, her financial speculations, her celebrated recipe for Lobster a la Riseholme. ...

The complete first & second ITV series featuring social schemers Lucia (Geraldine Mc Ewan) & Mapp (Prunella Scales). Despite appearances to the contrary, the two genteel ladies will stop at nothing to bolster their position amongst their community's elite. The episodes from the first series are: ' The Village Fete'; ' Battle Stations'; ' The Italian Connection'; ' Lobster Pots'; & ' The Owl & the Pussycat'. The second series sees Lucia continue to outwit her 'friend' Mapp, aided & abetted by the toupéd Georgie Pillson (Nigel Hawthorne), in the following episodes: ' The Winner Takes It All'; ' Change & Change About'; ' Lady Bountiful'; ' Worship'; & ' Au Revoir'. ...

Follows the career of Dominion Land Surveyor Morrison Parsons Bridgl&, who provided the first detailed maps of many regions of the Canadian Rockies. This title tells the story of Rocky Mountain Repeat Photography Project, which studies the changes sustained in the Rockies, repeating the field work accomplished by Bridgland almost a century ago. ...

This text seeks to illustrate how maps tell us as much about the people & the powers which create them, as about the places they show. Each chapter
Includes:: an explanation of key terms, text boxes highlighting selected personalities; case studies; themes; & annotated further reading.
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A useful reference on the surveying & mapping of Canada since World War II. This work describes the birth & development of remote sensing. It also provides information on developments in geodesy, topographic mapping, remote sensing, navigational charting, & geographic information systems during a period of tremendous technological change. ...