MACDONALD Alastair

Mapping the World a History of the Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1946-1985

HMSO, 1996. 9780117015906. 1st edn signed by author on title page. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. xvi + 210, illus with coloured maps and b&w photos (no other inscriptions). .

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Catalogue: Travel

Macdonald, Alastair

Mapping the World A History of the Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1946-1985

HMSO 1996 xvi, 210, 8 col maps, 32 b/w photos, map endpapers. . HB. Vg in d/w.. The Directorate of Overseas Surveys was founded by the Colonial Office in 1946, its brief was to provide national geodetic frameworks throughout the British Empire which would not only contribute to our knowledge of our planet but also allow for easy mapping, and to advance the usage of emergent technologies in mapping such as ariel photography. This is a social history of the department reflecting the desires of those who worked for the department to help others through means of mapping, and covers their operations in some 55 countries around the globe.. [9780117015906]

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Book number: S58201

Catalogue: History Biography & Bibliography,History Biography & Bibliography

Keywords: Maps

MILLER,WILLIE WITH ALASTAIR MACDONALD

The Miller's Tale an Autobiography

Edinburgh and London: Mainstream, 1989. First Edition 2nd Impression.. Hardcover. This is a Near Fine Copy of this book in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket.Not price clipped and with NO previous names or inscriptions present.8vo 192pp First Edition 2nd Impression Size: 8vo - over 6 ¾" - 9¾" Tall. Near Fine .

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Book number: 56327

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: Football Scotland Aberdeen