William Faden and Norfolk's 18th-century Landscape
Author | : Tom Williamson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : UCBK:C094254343 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Download or read book William Faden and Norfolk's 18th-century Landscape written by Tom Williamson and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative study employs digitisation techniques and GIS technology to coax a wealth of significant new information from an important eighteenth-century map; William Faden's survey of Norfolk, published in 1797. It sets the map, and its maker, firmly in their historical context. It also shows how - when combined with other datasets - interrogation of the various patterns and distributions which it shows can cast a shaft of new light on the development of the Norfolk landscape many centuries before the map was surveyed, as well as telling us a great deal about the contemporary, late-eighteenth century landscape, and how this was understood, exploited and experienced. The book includes a digital version of the map, on DVD. --Book Jacket.