Scotland: Mapping the Islands
Written by Chris Fleet , Margaret Wilkes , Charles W. J. Withers
£30.00
1345 in stock
Reviews
This book is an informative delight to read and view. It makes a great companion volume to Scotland: Mapping the Nation from the same publisher'
Paul Milner Genealogy
It's a lovely book, full of extraordinary maps and stories. Islands are not just geologic land forms. Thanks to this book they are living and breathing entities with long and layered histories'
The Portolan
This is a delightful book, beautifully reproduced and to be savoured'
Legal Society of Scotland Journal
this is a book to use, to study and enjoy while celebrating Scottish islands in all their lovely variations and locations'
The Ileach
This is a triumph of a book, a beautifully illustrated account of how our Scottish islands have been understood by cartographers. It is a book that gives sheer, unadulterated pleasure to both eye and mind'
Alexander McCall Smith
the authors take us through a dazzling treasure trove of maps in a thematic way, rather than simply arranging them in chronological order ... this is a hugely impressive work of scholarship, not to mention a lifetime’s supply of daydreaming material'
Scotland on Sunday
About the Book
As miniature worlds, beautiful locations and homes to communities seemingly distant from the stresses of modern life, Scotland's many islands have an extraordinary fascination on countless people, not least on the hundreds of thousands of visitors who visit them each year. Maps too fascinate, as objects of visual delight and historical importance, and as a means to represent and understand landscapes. This stimulating and informative book reproduces some of the most beautiful and historically significant maps from the National Library of Scotland's magnificent collection in order to explore the many dimensions of island life and how this has changed over time. Arranged thematically and covering topics such as population, place-names, defence, civic improvement, natural resources, navigation, and leisure and tourism, Scotland: Mapping the Islands presents the rich and diverse story of Scottish islands from the earliest maps to the most up-to date techniques of digital mapping in a unique and imaginative way.
