Hackney in 1913 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Three versions of this map have been published to show how the area developed across the years, stretching from Mare Street eastward to White Post Lane, & from Tresham Avenue & Ashenden Road southward to Victoria Park Road. Features include much of Victoria Park, Hackney Cut Navigation, Hertford Union Canal, Hackney Common, Well Street, Wick Road, Hackney Wick, South Hackney, Homerton; Victoria Park, Homerton & Hackney stations; City of London Union Workhouse (later Institution), Hackney Workhouse, Eastern Fever Hospital, chemical works & factories at the east edge of map, St Thomas`s Square, St John of Jerusalem church, St John`s church, French Hospital, site of Rowe Chapel, Town Hall, Old Town Hall. The 1870 map is especially attractive, notably portraying South Hackney with its leafy gardens. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Central Hackney area of London in 1870-1893 in a series of exceptionally detailed reproductions of old Ordnance Survey street plans for areas of larger cities which have undergone substantial redevelopment in the late 19th or the early 20th century, published in the Alan Godfrey Editions. The plans, printed in back & white, have been taken from the original Ordnance Survey mapping at 1:1, 056 & reproduced at 1:1, 760 – the equivalent of 36 inches (or one yard) to a mile. The maps provide an unrivalled, house-by-house picture of streets & individual buildings with inner courtyards, outbuildings, pavements, covered passages, etc. Many important institutions are named; within the National Galley on Trafalgar Square even the individual rooms (the map is from 1871, so no French Impressionists as yet!). On the reverse are historical notes about the area covered by the map, plus extracts from contemporary street directories. These maps provide a fascinating addition to Alan Godfrey’s huge series of some 2, 000 titles presenting reproductions of street plans at taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping at 1:2, 500 (25” to 1 mile) & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). ...

Located in east London just north of The City, Hackney has a long history stretching back to Tudor times. During the 1980s when Berris Conolly took these photographs it was an area in decline. This was a decade of turmoil in both national & local politics with issues of social justice never far from the headlines. Today the concerns increasingly revolve around the gentrification of areas of the borough & the disparities of wealth that this exemplifies. Berris Conolly photographed the places that he knew & that formed his everyday environment. Using the A-Z, he walked, cycled or drove down every street, marking off the grid squares as he went. There was no conscious or formal theme to the project, other than to record mainly the streets & buildings rather than people, though inevitably people did start to appear in some of the images, either as figures in the landscape, or frequently at their own request. Often he would set up the tripod to take an empty scene & passers-by would ask to be photographed, possibly drawn by the sight of a large camera & tripod. ” Are you from the local paper?” was a common question. The resultant archive comprises over 1500 images. ...

Hackney, That Rose-Red Empire is Iain Sinclair’s personal record of the area of London in which he has lived for forty years. Fusing fact & fiction, Sinclair seeks to document the traditional spirit of Hackney & to capture the essence of the place, as he has known it, before it succumbs to perfidious green papers, eco exaggerations, sponsored public art & the Olympic Park snapping at its heels. Varyingly described as a comprehensive & intricate historical map of a book, a maze of symbols to interpret, a twisted love letter to the borough & a memoir of dizzying associations, Hackney: That Rose-Red Empire is a message in the bottle of a book, flung into the flood of the future. ...

Haddington street map from Nicolson Maps, coverage

Includes:: Cockenzie & Port Seton, Gifford, Longniddry,

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Haddington in 1893 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers most of the town, stretching southward to Lennoxlove Acredales & Clerkington, & westward to St Laurence House Bridge. Features include Trinity church, Haddington Maltings, Rosehall, River Tyne, Nungate Bridge, Market Street area, High Street area, Gimmers Mills, Nungate, Eastgate End, Court Street, Town Hall, Distillery Park, St Mary`s church, Acredales, Dobson`s Well, Clerkington Mill, St Laurence House, NBR railway with terminus, Somnerfield Works, etc. On the reverse is a register of voters for 1892. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Topographic survey of Denmark at 1:100, 000 from Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen, the country’s national survey organization. The maps have contours at 5 metre intervals, with colouring and/or graphics showing various types of terrain & land use: woodlands, orchards, heath, sand & dunes, tidal flats, meadows & marshl&, etc. The maps provide detailed presentation of the road & rail networks & other information expected of topographic mapping at this scale. No specifically tourist information such as waymarked cycling or hiking routes is shown. Standard size sheets cover an area of 56 x 45km / 35x 28 miles approx. Map legend

Includes:: English. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.IMPORTANT – PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING:AVAILABILITY: all the maps are now printed on dem&. Delivery from Denmark can take over 4 weeks. Once an order has been placed we cannot accept any returns for credit.COORDINATES: although the maps are meant to have UTM coordinates for EUREF 89 (WGS 84) datum, sheets are sometimes delivered printed without any grid or margin ticks for UTM or latitude & longitude.

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Hadfield & Tintwistle in 1907 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: the map covers the village of Tintwistle & the northern part of Hollingworth in Cheshire, & the northern part of Hadfield in Derbyshire. Features include Arnfield Reservoir, Woolley Mill, Millbrook House, Market Street Hollingworth, St Mary's church (near foot of map), Arrowscroft Mill, River Etherow Bleach Works, Wedneshough Green (in the south-west corner of map), GCR Waterside Branch, Bridge Mill, Waterside Mill, River Etherow, Christ Church Tintwistle, Cockerhill, Station Mill Hadfield, The Cross, Old Hall Square, chapels, White Mill, St Charles RC church, Mersey Bank etc. On the reverse are directories of Hadfield & Tintwistle. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Hadfield & Tintwistle in 1907 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the village of Tintwistle & the northern part of Hollingworth in Cheshire, & the northern part of Hadfield in Derbyshire. Features include Arnfield Reservoir, Woolley Mill, Millbrook House, Market Street Hollingworth, St Mary`s church (near foot of map), Arrowscroft Mill, River Etherow Bleach Works, Wedneshough Green (in the south-west corner of map), GCR Waterside Branch, Bridge Mill, Waterside Mill, River Etherow, Christ Church Tintwistle, Cockerhill, Station Mill Hadfield, The Cross, Old Hall Square, chapels, White Mill, St Charles RC church, Mersey Bank, etc. On the reverse are directories of Hadfield & Tintwistle. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Tolstoy knew as he was writing Hadji Murat, his last work of fiction, that it would not be published in his lifetime, & so gave an uncompromising portrayal of the Russians` faults & the nature of the rebels` struggle. In the process, he shows a mastery of style & an understanding of Chechnya that still carries great resonance today. Hadji Murat, one of the most feared & venerated mountain chiefs in the Chechen struggle against the Russians, defects from the Muslim rebels after feuding with his ruling Imam, Shamil. Hoping to protect his family, he joins the Russians, who accept him but never put their trust in him
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