Nassau's Historic Landmarks
Seiten
2001
Macmillan Caribbean (Verlag)
978-0-333-79184-4 (ISBN)
Macmillan Caribbean (Verlag)
978-0-333-79184-4 (ISBN)
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This title comprises maps, etchings and over 130 photographs with detailed captions. It records many of the historic buildings which are a part of the Bahamian heritage, and emphasizes the need for the continued conservation and preservation of historic Nassau.
"Nassau's Historic Landmarks" attempts to capture through photography, the form and beauty of some of the oldest and most architecturally outstanding buildings of Nassau. From its early days of a few shacks in the 1660s, through attacks by enemies of Britain, it first development as a modern town was begun by Woodes Rogers in the early 18th century. The advent of the Loyalists from America in the 1780s transformed Nassau with the development of the Bahamian Colonial style of architecture. Changes in the economy of Nassau over the last 200 years, together with hurricane damage, have affected the architecture of different areas but the dominant Bahamian Colonial style continues to be adapted and used in some modern buildings. The book comprises maps, etchings and over 130 photographs with detailed captions. It records many of the historic buildings which are a part of the Bahamian heritage, and emphasizes the need for the continued conservation and preservation of historic Nassau.
"Nassau's Historic Landmarks" attempts to capture through photography, the form and beauty of some of the oldest and most architecturally outstanding buildings of Nassau. From its early days of a few shacks in the 1660s, through attacks by enemies of Britain, it first development as a modern town was begun by Woodes Rogers in the early 18th century. The advent of the Loyalists from America in the 1780s transformed Nassau with the development of the Bahamian Colonial style of architecture. Changes in the economy of Nassau over the last 200 years, together with hurricane damage, have affected the architecture of different areas but the dominant Bahamian Colonial style continues to be adapted and used in some modern buildings. The book comprises maps, etchings and over 130 photographs with detailed captions. It records many of the historic buildings which are a part of the Bahamian heritage, and emphasizes the need for the continued conservation and preservation of historic Nassau.
Map of the Bahamas; plan of Nassau. Historical development of "the City of Nassau": public square; adjoining area; Bay Street; Shirley Street; Bay Street East; West Bay Street; East Hill Street; Government House; West Hill Street; East Street; Parliament Street; Charlotte Street; Frederick Street/Princess Street (Duke Street); Market Street; George Street; Marlborough Street; Cumberland Street; Nassau Court; Queen Street; West Street; Virginia Street; Delaney Street; Blue Hill Road; Meeting Street; Elizabeth Avenue; Victoria Avenue; Dowdeswell Street; fortifications and their environment; harbour, from the tower; Paradise Island; Oakes Field; Fox Hill; Gambier; Adelaide; Clifton Point; outskirts.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.2.2001 |
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Verlagsort | Oxford |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 194 x 255 mm |
Gewicht | 548 g |
Themenwelt | Reisen ► Bildbände ► Nord- / Mittelamerika |
ISBN-10 | 0-333-79184-3 / 0333791843 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-333-79184-4 / 9780333791844 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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