A new historical geography of England after 1600
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A new historical geography of England after 1600
Cambridge University Press, 1976
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Comprises the last 6 chapters of the editor's A new historical geography of England published in 1973
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In 1973, when A New Historical Geography of England was originally published, it was generally agreed that Professor Darby and his fellow contributors had produced the authoritative historical geography of England. That volume now appears as a paperback in two separate books. The division has been made at 1600. Chapters describing the landscape at particular periods are alternate with others that narrate and explain the successive changes. This book takes the story of the development of the English landscape through the agricultural and industrial revolutions to the end of the nineteenth century. There are also descriptions of the face of the country at 1800 before the coming of the railways, at 1850 and again at the end of that century. For all students of historical geography this is an essential book. Many others interested in the history of the landscape of England will also find it illuminating and valuable.
Table of Contents
- List of maps and diagrams
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. The age of the improver: 1600-1800 H. C. Darby
- 2. England circa 1800 H. C. Prince
- 3. Changes in the early railway age: 1800-1850 Alan Harris
- 4. England circa 1850 J. B. Harley
- 5. The changing face of England: 1850-circa 1900 J. T. Coppock
- 6. England circa 1900 Peter Hall
- Index.
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