Historical Maps of Ireland

History

Swift, Michael

Europe

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The maps in this book are reprinted from the collection held at the Public Records office in Kew, London. These superbly crafted charts, which have been accumulated from sources all over Europe over many years, are remarkable documents that until now have been accessible only to researchers. Dating from the earliest days of professional mapmaking, they chart over three centuries of European history through cartography. From the earliest representations of the mapmakers art in the 16th century, when the skills required to produce detailed scale maps first developed, to the elegant charts of the 19th century, they show the rise and fall of empires and the development of powerful nations. With an introduction that chronicles European history and detailed captions that explain the historical context of each of the maps, this is a fascinating work that is as insightful as it is attractive.

Historical Maps of Europe

Travel

A history of maps and map making which details some 200 maps from around the world, from the earliest recorded examples to the end of the Nineteenth Century Illustrated in color throughout

Mapping the World

Reference

Atlases & Maps

Chartwell Books

Book by Swift, Michael, Konstam, Angus

Cities of the Renaissance World: Maps from the Civitates Orbis Terrarum

Konstam, Angus

Chartwell Books. Inc.

This book provides a type by type survey of the best American locomotives, discussing the great railroad companies, the manufacturers, the improvements in technology that allowed such leaps as increased pulling power, reliability, and serviceability, and which locomotives survive today. It does so by means of a wonderful collection of photographs, contemporary and modern.

Iron Horse

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

Riding the Rails (The Way We Were)

As in Europe, the first railroads in the U.S.A. grew up to serve industry in the years before the arrival of public railroads. The generally first accepted public railroad in the U.S.A. was the Baltimore &amp; Ohio, which was first launched at a meeting of Baltimore businessmen in 1827. At first, the trains were hauled by horses, but in August 1830, the first steam locomotive operated on the line. From this humble beginning, locomotives became the powerhouses they are today. This stunning volume features hundreds of black and white and full-color photographs documenting this incredible phenomenon.

North American Locomotives

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<li>The history of classical music is very much the history of western civilization; a reflection of the ages in which the individual composers lived and of the instruments that they could call upon.</li> <li>In Classical Music – An Introduction, the reader is taken through the history of classical music from its mediaeval origins through to the modern era. Individual sections describe the great periods - Mediaeval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Early Romantic, Romantic and Post World War 1 - putting the development of classical music into context and highlighting the most significant pieces and composers to emerge from each era.</li> <li>Alongside the narrative history, individual sections provide biographies of the most famous composers and detail their most important works.</li> <li>Finally, the book also examines how instruments evolved and how the sound of the modern orchestra differs from that of its earlier forms.</li> <li>In chronicling the history of classical music and outlining the most influential composers with their works, Classical Music – An Introduction seeks both to explode the myth that classical music is somehow elitist and also to make all aware of the beauty of almost 1000 years of great and evocative music.</li> <li>Includes a CD with a selection of the world's greatest classical music.</li> </ul>

Classical Music: An Introduction

Arts & Photography

Music

Rail travel changes the world: no longer dependent on horse or water-borne transportation, people could travel easily over huge distances. Heavy industries, manufacturers, and sales outlets were able to transport goods efficiently and cheaply. For a hundred years rail was the indispensable mode of transportation. This book does not pretend to be a comprehensive account of each of the scenic railroads in the United States; rather it provides a potted history of many of the most significant. Many are steam operated but others, traversing some of the most stunning scenery that the country can offer, are diesel-operated. There are lines in most parts of the country and many offer a wide range of themed special or dining services. In an era when we should be increasingly conscious of our impact on the environment, these scenic railroads have much to offer in allowing access to the countryside without destroying it.

The Great American Scenic Railroads

This book provides a glorious illustrated history of American railroads examining the chronology, the companies, the locomotives --steam, electric, and diesel -- and preservation. This is a wonderful collection of photographs -- from the historic sepia-colored images of the early years of the nineteenth century through contemporary images of historic preserved railroads to the sleek, powerful locomotives of today.

Great American Railroads: A Photographic History

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