Topographical writers in South-West England / edited by Mark Brayshay
Exeter, Devon, UK : University of Exeter Press, 1996. 1st edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #399877
ISBN: 085989424X
Physical description; xiv, 200 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Introduction : the development of topographical writing in the South West / Mark Brayshay -- John Leland in the west country / John Chandler -- Some early topographers of Devon and Cornwall / Joyce Youings -- Somerset topographical writing, 1600-1900 / Robert Dunning -- Early topographers, antiquarians and travellers in Dorset / Joseph Bettey -- From romanticism to archaeology : Richard Colt Hoare, Samuel Lysons and antiquity / Malcolm Todd -- The scientific gaze : agricultural improvers and the topography of South-West England / Sarah Wilmot -- Aid to research : a list of historical works on the topography of South-West counties / Ian Maxted and Mark Brayshay. Subjects; 1800-1899. Geography England West Country ; Early works to 1800. Geography England West Country History 19th century. Geographers. Geography. Travelers' writings, English England West Country History and criticism. Travelers' writings, English History and criticism. West Country (England) Description and travel Historiography. Geography England West Country ; Early works to 1800. Geography England West Country History 19th century. Geography England West Country History 17th century. Geography England West Country History 18th century. Cornwall. Somerset. Devon. Dorset. England Historical geography ; Literature 1996. England History ; Literature 1996. England West Country. West Country (England) Historical geography. West Country (England) Description and travel. West Country (England) Historical geography. West Country (England) Description and travel.
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