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Their Untold Stories 2nd edition: Map treasures from The National Archives

Rose Mitchell, Andrew Janes

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English

Conway
11 September 2025

Other graphic art forms; Social & cultural history; Historical maps & atlases; Cartography, map-making & projections

A new edition of this fascinating and unusual journey through the world of maps and mapmakers, drawing on 700 years' worth of maps from The National Archives.

A map is a snapshot of a place, a city, a nation or even the world at a given point in time - fascinating for what they tell us about the way our ancestors saw themselves, their neighbours and their place in the world. This magnificent collection, drawn from seven centuries of maps held in The National Archives at Kew, looks at a variety of maps, from those found in 14th-century manuscripts, through to early estate maps, to maps used in 20th-century military campaigns.

Great images are accompanied by compelling stories. Featured is a woodcut map of 16th Century London, a map of where the bombs fell during the Second World War, and a map the first American settlers drew when they were attempting to establish a new empire on Roanoke Island, off the coast of what is now North Carolina. This new edition has been revised throughout, with many new maps added, including newly discovered and digitised maps from North America. A whole new chapter, Mapping Buildings, has also been added.

By: Rose Mitchell, Andrew Janes
Imprint: Conway
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 250mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 1.240kg
ISBN: 9781844867462
ISBN 10: 1844867463
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 11 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

The National Archives at Kew, in west London, is the UK government's official archive, containing more than 1,000 years of history. In this book, Rose Mitchell and Andrew Janes draw on long experience as map archivists to act as guides through this treasure house, highlighting some of the most interesting, attractive and extraordinary examples to be found within its important and diverse map and plan collections.

Reviews for Maps: Their Untold Stories 2nd edition: Map treasures from The National Archives

A wonder to the senses both visually and intellectually and an absolute delight to read * The Searcher * Each map is a revelation of both human motives and earthly features, and those lucky enough to be gifted with this book will find something to divert, inform, and astonish on every page * Natural History *