Humanities Series   /     Humanities: Prof. William Smith, MRIA 'The OS 6" mapping project: political and cultural agendas'

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Mapping city, town and country since 1824: the Ordnance Survey in Ireland - RIA Library/IHTA Lunchtime Lectures Accompanied by apowerpoint presentation. Lecture on the genesis and thrust of the great 6" Survey of Ireland by the Ordnance Survey: the maps, memoirs, letters and technical innovations which resulted. The subsequent applications of the maps for Griffith's Valuation, electoral boundary maps and other surveys; the heritage for academic research.

Summary

Mapping city, town and country since 1824: the Ordnance Survey in Ireland - RIA Library/IHTA Lunchtime Lectures Accompanied by a powerpoint presentation. Lecture on the genesis and thrust of the great 6" Survey of Ireland by the Ordnance Survey: the maps, memoirs, letters and technical innovations which resulted. The subsequent applications of the maps for Griffith's Valuation, electoral boundary maps and other surveys; the heritage for academic research.

Subtitle
Mapping city, town and country since 1824: the Ordnance Survey in Ireland - RIA Library/IHTA Lunchtime Lectures Accompanied by a powerpoint presentation. Lecture on the genesis and thrust of the great 6" Survey of Ireland by the Ordnance Survey: the maps,
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Publishing date
2015-05-06 15:55
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/riahumanitiespodcasts/~3/t9TnOi1SOBQ/smith-011014
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  The Royal Irish Academy
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