Reading the maps: a guide to the Irish Historic Towns Atlas - Softcover

Clarke MRIA, Professor H.B.; Prunty, Dr Jacinta

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904890709 ISBN 13: 9781904890706

Publisher: Royal Irish Academy, 2011

Synopsis

Reading the Maps is a textbook companion to the Irish Historic Towns Atlas, the successful series which documents and assesses the evolution of Irish towns. To date, over 27 published atlases, three bound volumes and ten ancillary publications supply comparative, thematic and specialised studies of Irish urban history. Various town types, from monastic to Viking to modern, illustrate the origins of urban culture portraying similarities and differences across the island of Ireland. This book picks from the best of the atlases. It is richly designed with maps and views taken from the IHTA series along with exercises and summaries that allow for accessible reading and interaction. Reading the Maps is a vibrant production geared towards teachers and users of the atlas from primary school through to post-graduate students. Authors: Jacinta Prunty, H.B. Clarke Series editors: Anngret Simms, H.B. Clarke, Raymond Gillespie, Jacinta Prunty; Consultant editor: J.H. Andrews; Cartographic editor: Sarah Gearty; Editorial assistants: Angela Murphy, Jennifer Moore

About this title

About the Author

Dr Jacinta Prunty, Senior Lecturer, Department of History, National University of Ireland Maynooth has been an editor of the Irish Historic Towns Atlas since 2008.

Edition details

• Publisher: Royal Irish Academy
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1904890709
• ISBN 13: 9781904890706
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264