{"product_id":"mapmakers-a-history-of-great-britain-through-ordnance-survey-by-ordnance-survey","title":"Mapmakers: A History of Great Britain Through Ordnance Survey by Ordnance Survey","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDATE OF RELEASE: 1 OCT 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productInfo\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productContentWrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productContent\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eOrdnance Survey is the home of British mapmaking. Its history dates to 1745, when a twenty-one-year-old engineer was tasked with a small-scale military survey of Scotland. Mapmakers brings to life this illustrious archive in a beautiful book that tells the story of the changing shape of Britain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese are stories of religion, stories of changing industry, stories of politics and infrastructure, and stories of ourselves - where and why we move around this island, and how we do it. We find disappearing footpaths, mutilated maps, secretive smuggling paths and even a a collection of commemorative maps and images for Queen Victoria on her Golden Jubilee, made public here for the first time. The lavish, full-colour volume contains maps from throughout OS's lifetime as well as specially commissioned graphics showcasing the cutting edge in cartographical technology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten by award-winning writer, broadcaster and expedition leader Will Millard, this is an unmissable record of how our landscape has changed - and how it might do so in the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardback, Publication: 1 Oct 2026, Orion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399625845\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 256 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56937894740350,"sku":null,"price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781399625845.jpg?v=1771333617","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/mapmakers-a-history-of-great-britain-through-ordnance-survey-by-ordnance-survey","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}