Maps, their untold stories: map treasures from the National Archives

摘要

This book could not be described better than in the opening words of its authors' preface: Our aim in writing this book was to share more widely some of the remarkable maps here at The National Archives, and also to relate some of the fascinating tales that lie behind them. We have selected 100 maps from among the many possibilities, with a broad range of dates, places and contexts. These maps are not a representative sample but chosen to convey something of the diversity of maps in the archives. The 'many possibilities' is an understatement: there are, we are told, over 6 million maps and similar views and plans in The National Archives, and in fact the hundred have been chosen with skill, imagination and impressive knowledge.