Lanarkshire

This guide to Lanarkshire by Frederick Mort was first published in 1910 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

Frederick Mort (Author)

9781107616707, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 November 2012

178 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 1 cm, 0.2 kg

Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. Aimed at the general reader, they combined a comprehensive approach to various aspects of physical and human geography with an emphasis on clarity. This guide to Lanarkshire by Frederick Mort was first published in 1910. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the county.

1. County and shire. The origin of Lanarkshire
2. General characteristics. Position and relations
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Watershed. Rivers. Lakes
6. Geology and soil
7. Natural history
8. Weather and climate
9. The people - race, language, population
10. Agriculture
11. Industries and manufactures
12. Mines and minerals
13. Shipping and trade
14. History of Lanarkshire
15. Antiquities
16. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical
17. Architecture - (b) castellated
18. Architecture - (c) municipal and domestic
19. Communications - past and present
20. Administration and divisions
21. The roll of honour
22. The chief towns and villages of Lanarkshire.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]