Tithe Maps of England and Wales A Cartographic Analysis and County-by-County Catalogue

Name: Tithe Maps of England and Wales A Cartographic Analysis and County-by-County Catalogue
Price: 276.59 USD
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ISBN: 9780521441919

ISBN-10: 0521441919

ISBN-13: 9780521441919

Edition: 1995

Authors: Roger J. P. Kain, Richard R. Oliver

List price: $341.00

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Description:

The tithe surveys of mid-nineteenth-century England and Wales marked a new departure in government-sponsored, cadastral surveying of the nation's land. The 11,800 large-scale, detailed maps which they comprise are recognised as one of the most important sets of manuscript historical sources used by historical geographers and economic, social and local historians as well as lawyers representing clients in property and rights of way disputes and county and local planning offices. Despite this much acknowledged value, historians are not well-served with indexes, descriptive catalogues or indications of tithe map coverage. A first object of this book is to provide a standard work of reference…

Book details

List price: $341.00
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 7/20/1995
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 898
Size: 7.76" wide x 10.79" long x 2.32" tall
Weight: 6.424
Language: English



List of figures


List of tables


Preface



Tithe and tithe commutation



County-by-county catalogues and analyses of the tithe surveys (arranged alphabetically by county: 55 entries)



The tithe maps of England and Wales: a 'national' survey?


Appendices


Place-name


Index