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Britannia Obscura: Mapping Hidden Britain

Joanne Parker

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Description:Longlisted for the 2014 Thwaites Wainwright Prize Welcome to a large small island.The outline of the British Isles is instantly recognisable. But jostling within that familiar profile are countless vying maps of the country. Some of these maps are founded on rock, or on the natural features of the land. Far more are built on dreams – on human activity, effort, and aspiration.From investigations of caves and megaliths to canals and airspace, Joanne Parker reveals a country with countless competing centres and ceaselessly shifting borders – a land where one person’s sleepy, unexceptional province will always be the busy heart of another’s map.Britannia Obscura opens our eyes to the infinitely layered, rich and surprising landscape of Britain.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Britannia Obscura: Mapping Hidden Britain. To get started finding Britannia Obscura: Mapping Hidden Britain, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Longlisted for the 2014 Thwaites Wainwright Prize Welcome to a large small island.The outline of the British Isles is instantly recognisable. But jostling within that familiar profile are countless vying maps of the country. Some of these maps are founded on rock, or on the natural features of the land. Far more are built on dreams – on human activity, effort, and aspiration.From investigations of caves and megaliths to canals and airspace, Joanne Parker reveals a country with countless competing centres and ceaselessly shifting borders – a land where one person’s sleepy, unexceptional province will always be the busy heart of another’s map.Britannia Obscura opens our eyes to the infinitely layered, rich and surprising landscape of Britain.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Britannia Obscura: Mapping Hidden Britain. To get started finding Britannia Obscura: Mapping Hidden Britain, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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