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“Depositories of local knowledge”: Using trade directories in the 19th-century town

“Depositories of local knowledge”: Using trade directories in the 19th-century town

Dec 11, 2018

By Cristina Sasse Nowadays, when we are new to a town or need to find information about a doctor or a certain type of shop, we use internet search engines, web mapping services, and mobile navigation apps to find what we want. We use social media, online...

Scottish townscapes and ‘improvement’ in the age of enlightenment c. 1720-1820

Feb 13, 2012

British History in the Long 18th Century22 June 2011Bob Harris (Worcester College, Oxford)Scottish townscapes and ‘improvement’ in the age of enlightenment c. 1720-1820 Did the enlightenment reach provincial Scottish towns in the Georgian period?  What, if any,...

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