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Name: Map of a Nation

Full title: Map of a Nation: A Biography of the Ordnance Survey
Author: Rachel Hewitt
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Genres/categories: History, Non Fiction, Science, Travel, Historical fiction

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Winner of the RSL Jerwood Award in 2008.

'Map of a Nation' tells the story of the creation of the Ordnance Survey map - the first complete, accurate, affordable map of the British Isles.
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