Historian's Guide to Early British Maps

The publication of this volume from the Royal Historical Society provides a comprehensive guide to the early maps of Great Britain and Ireland.

The publication of this volume from the Royal Historical Society in 1994 provided a comprehensive guide to the rich cartographic heritage of Great Britain and Ireland. Now available from Cambridge University Press, this book is an essential reference tool for anyone requiring information about maps of the British Isles dating back to the medieval period and beyond.Great Britain and Ireland enjoy a rich cartographic heritage, yet historians have not made full use of early maps in their writings and research. This is partly due to a lack of information about exactly which maps are available. With the publication of this volume from the Royal Historical Society, we now have a comprehensive guide to the early maps of Great Britain. The book is divided into two parts: part one describes the history and purpose of maps in a series of short essays on the early mapping of the British Isles; part two comprises a guide to the collections, national and regional. Now available from Cambridge University Press, this volume provides an essential reference tool for anyone requiring to access maps of the British Isles dating back to the medieval period and beyond.