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Download or read book Lost Landscapes of Plymouth written by Elisabeth Stuart and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author: Felicity Goodall
Publisher: Birlinn Publishers
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 312
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKLOCAL HISTORY. During World War II, Plymouth earned the distinction as the most bombed city outside London. But it was planners not bombers which destroyed most of the history of the city. Few traces remain of Plymouth's best known sons, Drake and Hawkins. By the 19th century, houses built by Elizabethan merchants had deteriorated into the worst slums in Europe, second only to Warsaw. The population of Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse quadrupled between 1800 and 1840, and whole families were forced to live in tiny, windowless rooms. Plymouth's lost history includes the first man to sail around the world in both directions; the shocking image which helped end the slave trade; the first convicts bound for Botany Bay; and the man who navigated over 3,000 miles in an open boat with only the stars to guide him.
Download or read book Lost Plymouth written by Felicity Goodall and published by Birlinn Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LOCAL HISTORY. During World War II, Plymouth earned the distinction as the most bombed city outside London. But it was planners not bombers which destroyed most of the history of the city. Few traces remain of Plymouth's best known sons, Drake and Hawkins. By the 19th century, houses built by Elizabethan merchants had deteriorated into the worst slums in Europe, second only to Warsaw. The population of Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse quadrupled between 1800 and 1840, and whole families were forced to live in tiny, windowless rooms. Plymouth's lost history includes the first man to sail around the world in both directions; the shocking image which helped end the slave trade; the first convicts bound for Botany Bay; and the man who navigated over 3,000 miles in an open boat with only the stars to guide him.
Author: Jeremy Black
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2000-12
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780226054940
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDo maps accurately and objectively present the information we expect them to portray, or are they instead colored by the political purposes of their makers? In this lively and well-illustrated book, Jeremy Black investigates this dangerous territory, arguing persuasively that the supposed "objectivity" of the map-making and map-using process cannot be divorced from aspects of the politics of representation.
Download or read book Maps and Politics written by Jeremy Black and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do maps accurately and objectively present the information we expect them to portray, or are they instead colored by the political purposes of their makers? In this lively and well-illustrated book, Jeremy Black investigates this dangerous territory, arguing persuasively that the supposed "objectivity" of the map-making and map-using process cannot be divorced from aspects of the politics of representation.
Author: Julie Gardiner
Publisher: Trust for Wessex Archaeology
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume describes the results of a series of archaeological surveys, evaluations, excavations and building recording projects at urban regeneration sites in Plymouth, undertaken between 1993 and 1999. The work uncovered a wide range of finds from the Neolithic to the 20th century, with an emphasis on recording former naval and military buildings. It also revealed much pre-World War II housing destroyed by bombing.
Download or read book Resurgam! written by Julie Gardiner and published by Trust for Wessex Archaeology. This book was released on 2000 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume describes the results of a series of archaeological surveys, evaluations, excavations and building recording projects at urban regeneration sites in Plymouth, undertaken between 1993 and 1999. The work uncovered a wide range of finds from the Neolithic to the 20th century, with an emphasis on recording former naval and military buildings. It also revealed much pre-World War II housing destroyed by bombing.
Author: Devon and Cornwall Record Society
Publisher:
Published: 1955
Total Pages: 248
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKDownload or read book Publications written by Devon and Cornwall Record Society and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Map Collector written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author: Harry Kelsey
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2000-01-01
Total Pages: 596
ISBN-13: 9780300084634
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this lively and engaging new biography, Harry Kelsey shatters the familiar image of Sir Francis Drake. The Drake of legend was a pious, brave, and just seaman who initiated the move to make England a great naval power. Kelsey paints a far more interesting picture of Drake as an amoral privateer who lined his pockets with Spanish booty. 98 illustrations.
Download or read book Sir Francis Drake written by Harry Kelsey and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this lively and engaging new biography, Harry Kelsey shatters the familiar image of Sir Francis Drake. The Drake of legend was a pious, brave, and just seaman who initiated the move to make England a great naval power. Kelsey paints a far more interesting picture of Drake as an amoral privateer who lined his pockets with Spanish booty. 98 illustrations.
Author: Neil Hanson
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2007-12-18
Total Pages: 514
ISBN-13: 0307428303
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe real story of the Spanish Armada. In the winter of 1587 the Spanish Armada, the largest force of warships ever assembled, set sail to crush the English navy. This breathtaking overview of one of the most fascinating campaigns in European history begins with the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, the event that precipitated the launching of the Armada. From the first whispers of the threat against England and the English crown, to the return of the battered remnants of the fleet to Spain eighteen months later, it is a story rich in incident and intrigue. In this controversial study, Neil Hanson claims that Francis Drake’s intention was not to sink the Armada ships but to disable and plunder them. He further claims that Queen Elizabeth was a monarch who left many of the survivors of the battle to die of disease or starvation and whose parsimony, prevarication and cynicism left her unable to make crucial decisions. Drawing on previously undiscovered personal papers, Neil Hanson conveys in vivid detail how the highest and the lowest in the land fared in those turbulent months when the destiny of all Europe hung in the balance. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Download or read book The Confident Hope of a Miracle written by Neil Hanson and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The real story of the Spanish Armada. In the winter of 1587 the Spanish Armada, the largest force of warships ever assembled, set sail to crush the English navy. This breathtaking overview of one of the most fascinating campaigns in European history begins with the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, the event that precipitated the launching of the Armada. From the first whispers of the threat against England and the English crown, to the return of the battered remnants of the fleet to Spain eighteen months later, it is a story rich in incident and intrigue. In this controversial study, Neil Hanson claims that Francis Drake’s intention was not to sink the Armada ships but to disable and plunder them. He further claims that Queen Elizabeth was a monarch who left many of the survivors of the battle to die of disease or starvation and whose parsimony, prevarication and cynicism left her unable to make crucial decisions. Drawing on previously undiscovered personal papers, Neil Hanson conveys in vivid detail how the highest and the lowest in the land fared in those turbulent months when the destiny of all Europe hung in the balance. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Author: Catherine Delano-Smith
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is an introductory volume on the history of English maps. The authors adopt the revisionist perspectives of the new history of cartography, and review a broad range of maps, ranging in date from about 700 AD to the beginning of the 20th century. Their principle objective is to explore the ways in which maps have interacted with society in England's past, to analyze the roles that maps have played and the uses to which they have been put.
Download or read book English Maps written by Catherine Delano-Smith and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an introductory volume on the history of English maps. The authors adopt the revisionist perspectives of the new history of cartography, and review a broad range of maps, ranging in date from about 700 AD to the beginning of the 20th century. Their principle objective is to explore the ways in which maps have interacted with society in England's past, to analyze the roles that maps have played and the uses to which they have been put.
Author: Helen Wallis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1995-04-06
Total Pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9780521551526
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGreat 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.
Download or read book Historian's Guide to Early British Maps written by Helen Wallis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-04-06 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
