With “ Mapping the Railways” you can follow the development, decline & revival of Britain’s railways through a unique collection of old & new maps, commentaries & photographs. The story is traced from early ‘waggonways’ through the steam era to today’s diesel & electric railways. This lovely hardback book features over a hundred railway maps, with examples of almost every type of topographical map available throughout the nineteenth & twentieth centuries, including some of Stanfords own from our map-making heyday! Alongside each of the maps are a series of ‘milepost’ features which give a detailed description of key events, eras & personalities in the history of Britain’s railways. This an ideal read for lovers of trains, maps, & the past alike. ...

Follow the development, decline & revival of Britain's railways through a unique collection of old & new maps, commentaries & photographs. Charting the rich history of Britain's railways from 1819 to the present day, this fascinating compendium shows how trains have played an essential part in British life for nearly 200 years. Throughout this engaging book is a series of 'milepost' features on key events, eras & personalities in the history of Britain's railways. From the enormous role the railways played in the World Wars to modern events, like the opening of the Channel Tunnel, this extensive book shows you how British history is firmly tied to the railways. The story is traced from early 'waggonways', through the steam era to today's diesel & electric railways. Mapping the Railways will appeal to railway enthusiasts, historians & general interest readers alike. Over 100 railway maps: Historical & modern rail network maps Extracts from Ordnance Survey sheets Plans for proposed railway schemes Track diagrams & official reports Pictorial maps, posters & ephemera Cartography by Bartholomew, Airey, Bradshaw & many others Pivotal events in railway history: The nineteenth century saw the foundations laid for our modern railway network, with huge building projects constructing thousands of miles of track, bridges & tunnels Expansion slowed in the early twentieth century as competition from the car & the lorry began to bite Railways made an enormous contribution to the World Wars, then underwent massive re-equipment after nationalization Drastic change followed the ' Beeching Report' of 1963, which advocated closure of underused rail lines The modern era has seen an expansion of the network again, with the building of the Channel Tunnel & the re-opening of a significant number of lines closed under the ' Beeching axe', many as heritage railways. ...

A history of mapping Britain`s roads. The story of Britain`s road development
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The story of Britain`s road development
- graphically & beautifully illustrated on our maps
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Follow the conflict of the Second World War from 1939 to 1945 in this unique volume, published in association with Imperial War Museums, London, featuring historical maps & photographs from their archives, & fascinating commentary from an expert historian. Over 150 maps tell the story of how this global war was fought. Types of maps featured: Strategic maps showing theatres of war, frontiers & occupied territories. Maps covering key battles & offensives on major fronts. Planning & operations maps showing defences in detail. Propaganda & educational maps for the armed forces & general public. Maps showing dispositions of Allied & enemy forces. Bomber & V-weapon target maps Descriptions of key historical events accompany the maps, giving an illustrated history of the war from an expert historian. Key topics covered include:1939: Invasion of Pol&. 1940: German invasion of Low Countries & France.1940: Battle of Britain & German invasion threat. Dec 1941: Pearl Harbor.1942: Turning points: Midway, Alamein, Stalingrad.1941-45: Barbarossa & the Eastern Front. The War at Sea. The advances to Jerusalem, Damascus & Baghdad. The War in the Air.1944: Neptune & Overlord; D-Day & liberation of France. ...

Mapping Asia presents an authoritative selection of the most important antique maps of Asia & the Middle East produced from the time of Alexander the Great to the early nineteenth century, by cartographers from Engl&, France, Portugal, Holl&, Turkey, Italy, & China. A fascinating visual chronicle of the maps & their makers, this book explores the history of Europe`s discovery of lands to the east, from Constantinople to present-day Alaska. It tells the stories of the thriving trade that linked east & west beginning with the ancient Silk Road, the explorers
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- who continually searched for new lands & routes to reach the east beginning in the fifteenth century, & the indigenous peoples who struggled to retain their autonomy in the face of European missionary activity & influence. Mapping Asia reproduces in full color 80 beautifully rendered & rare maps, more than 40 of which have never been published for the general public. Each map is accompanied by an accessible essay that provides extensive background on the mapmaker & how the map was originally produced, & describes the geography, sites, & details on the map. Most

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Today the world is focusing unprecedented attention on Asia & the Middle East
- rediscovering a cultural, political, & geographical
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” Mapping the Universe: the Interactive History of Astronomy” is the story of man`s quest through the ages to unlock the secrets of our universe, understand where we come from & where we are going. Lavishly illustrated throughout, it follows this journey for knowledge from the first musings of Stone Age people on the position of the stars & planets in the sky, to Galileo`s first visions of Orion through a telescope, to our first steps on the moon, & right up to the photographs of our magnificent universe which are being sent back from the Plank telescope today. Beautifully reproduced documents make it possible for the reader to experience hands-on, & appreciate at each stage, what over ten thousand years of history astronomers were discovering, & how & why this was significant. ...

Mapping the World takes you on a journey through the history of cartography & is essentially a history of the world & how its territories were discovered & explored. Maps have been an integral part of the way humans have lived for Approx. 8, 000 years. The first accurate maps were produced in Ancient Babylonia. The earliest world map is the Babylonian World Map, which is symbolic & not an exact representation. It deliberately doesn`t include the Persians or the Egyptians. The Ancient Greeks also produced maps, although they were mostly imaginary reconstructions of the world. Maps have been crucial in the development of empires, have helped to win wars, & have encouraged man to venture further than his or her known boundaries. Beautifully illustrated, Mapping the World is a fascinating look at how the science of cartography developed, how maps are used not just for getting from A to B, & why cartography is so important to our history of the world & the world we live in. Nowadays, we take the use of Sat Nav & Google maps for granted, but this book reflects on the fact that it all began with human imagination & the desire for knowledge. ...

Mapping Time is an account for the general reader of the history & underlying basis of each of the most important calendars of the world, from antiquity to modern times. There are descriptions of prehistoric calendars, of those devised by the Egyptians, the Mayans, the Aztecs, & other civilizations, of the short-lived French Republican calendar, which introduced a ten-day week, & of our present-day Gregorian calendar. This fascinating & highly entertaining book is the perfect guide to understanding the background of time in the run up to the millennium. `an easily accessible mine of material` TLS ` Richards makes even the most arcane complications arising from the accident of Earth`s spin & orbit seem fascinating` New Scientist. ...