Britannia Obscura : Mapping Britain’s Hidden Landscapes
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1784700002
ISBN-13
9781784700003
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Imprint
Vintage
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 19th, 2015
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
172 grams
Dimensions
13.10 x 19.80 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
Places & peoples: general & pictorial works
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From investigations of caves and megaliths to canals and airspace, this book 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. It opens our eyes to the layered landscape of a very large small island.
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.
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.
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