Victorian Maps of the British Isles.

Description

A scholarly work on maps of the British Isles issued between 1837 and 1900.  This important period in British history saw the production of thousands of maps of the Isles as a whole, of urban centers, estates, transportation networks and much else.  Smith considers how these maps were produced and why.  The second half of the book is a comprehensive carto-bibliography of atlases of the British Isles issued in the same period.  Essential on the topic.