Mapping the origins of a masterpiece
John Speed’s Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine is one of the world’s great cartographic treasures. Published in 1611/12, it marked the first time that comprehensive plans of English and Welsh...
View Article‘Picture This #4’ – John Speed Map of Cambridgeshire, University Library.
What is it?John Speed’s Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine is one of the world’s great cartographic treasures. Published in 1611/12, it marked the first time that comprehensive plans of English...
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An online game which tests Londoners’ ability to recognise parts of the capital has been devised by researchers as the first step in a project to create a “memory map” of the city.“Urbanopticon”, which...
View ArticleOn the trail of King John before (and after) the signing of Magna Carta
John was the most peripatetic of all English monarchs. His 17 years on the throne are often described as a reign of crisis. In 1214 John lost his lands in France, earning him the name John Lackland....
View ArticleThe Magna Carta of scientific maps
William Smith’s 1815 Geological Map of England and Wales, which measures 8.5ft x 6ft, demonstrated for the first time the geology of the UK and was the culmination of years of work by Smith, who was...
View ArticleGoing underground: Cambridge digs into the history of geology with landmark...
Uncovering how the ground beneath our feet was mapped for the first time – and revealing some of the controversies and tragedies geology brought to the surface of intellectual debate, Landscapes Below...
View ArticleMapping the Moon through the ages
Shorthand Story: AZqlcgYBD2Shorthand Story Head: Mapping the Moon through the agesShorthand Story Body: Mapping the Moonthrough the agesBy Priyanka PaisVice President Spiro Agnew and former President...
View ArticleMapping the world - one digitisation at a time
They transport us, educate us, and inspire us but when was the last time you used a map? Explore the world of maps on the Cambridge Digital Library.
View ArticleCommunity Open Map Platform project supporting green transition secures major...
Despite changes to the HM Treasury Green Book to encourage forms of valuation other than economic, local authorities are struggling to capture social, environmental and cultural value in a way that...
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