50 min
The OS 6" mapping project: political and cultural agendas The Royal Irish Academy
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Lunchtime Lecture by Prof. William Smith, MRIA.
Lunchtime Lecture series organised by the Royal Irish Academy Library and the Irish Historic Towns Atlas 'Mapping city, town and country since 1824: the Ordnance Survey in Ireland.'
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. http://www.slideshare.net/theroyalirishacademy/the-ordnance-survey-sixinch-mapping-project-political-and-cultural-agendas
Location: Academy House
Date: Wednesday 1 October, 2014
Disclaimer:
The Royal Irish Academy has prepared this content responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors’ own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.
Lunchtime Lecture by Prof. William Smith, MRIA.
Lunchtime Lecture series organised by the Royal Irish Academy Library and the Irish Historic Towns Atlas 'Mapping city, town and country since 1824: the Ordnance Survey in Ireland.'
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. http://www.slideshare.net/theroyalirishacademy/the-ordnance-survey-sixinch-mapping-project-political-and-cultural-agendas
Location: Academy House
Date: Wednesday 1 October, 2014
Disclaimer:
The Royal Irish Academy has prepared this content responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors’ own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.
50 min