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Document skills : maps and plans

As a specialist medium, maps and plans can be a challenge to use and it is not always immediately obvious just what can be learned from them. This resource demonstrates how the researcher can use these documents to gain varied insights about a particular place and aspects of its history. The resource includes a glossary and bibliography. Illustrative images of items from our collections appear throughout.... Show More

Keywords:: Plans, Tithe maps, Maps, Military maps, County maps, Enclosure award maps, Historical research, Archives, Manuscripts, Manuscript maps

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Social Sciences / Geography

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Material Type:: Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:: September 17, 2010
Date Modified in MERLOT:: May 11, 2020
Author:: The University of Nottingham, Dept. of Manuscripts and Special Collections, Digital Access Team
Submitter:: steven stapleton
Primary Audience:: College General Ed
Technical Format:: Website, Flash

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Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States