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Shire Shire or Shiré (both: shē`rā), river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, flowing from the southern end of Lake Nyasa, Malawi, SE Africa, to the Zambezi River in central Mozambique. It is navigable to Nsanje.  Publications Ltd.

Cromwell House, Church St.

Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire HI27 9AA UK

www.shirebooks.co.uk

Collectors and historians interested in cartography cartography: see map.
cartography
 or mapmaking

Art and science of representing a geographic area graphically, usually by means of a map or chart. Political, cultural, or other nongeographic features may be superimposed.
 will relish Alan G. Hodgkiss's introduction to the history and aspects of early mapmaking DISCOVERING ANTIQUE MAPS (0747803072 $14.00): a survey which delves Delves is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the south of Consett.  into map design and decorative treatment as well as early forms of printed maps and surveys and specialized local and marine cartography. While history buffs The name Buffs can mean:
  • Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), a British army unit
  • Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes
  • Buffs Company, a Rifle Company of The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada that parades out of Dalton Armoury in Scarborough.
 will be the likely readers, any would-be map collector should also start here. Pat Earnshaw's THE IDENTIFICATION OF LACE (0747802378, L10.99) is a 'must' for any who would identify and list antique lace from around the world. Chapters survey points for identification, major types of lace, construction and more. An excellent, in-depth guide packed with black and white photos follows the history and methodology of lace-making.
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