Gough map, the: the earliest road map of great britain?
Auteur :
Millea, Nick
Éditeur :
The Bodleian Library
ISBN :
9781851240227
Date de publication :
1 juin 2007
Dimensions :
26,7 x 19,4 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
684 g
Format :
Sewn; With printed dust jacket
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
For centuries the Gough Map, one of the Bodleian Library's greatest treasures, has impressed viewers with its remarkable detail and baffled historians with its hidden secrets: who made it and why was it made? This beautifully illustrated book presents a highly readable account of this spectacular example of medieval map-making.