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Alan Ereira The Nine Lives of John Ogilby (Paperback). Author: Alan Ereira. Four hundred years ago, every barrister had to dance because dancing put them in harmony with the universe. John Ogilby's first job, in 1612, was to teach them. Title: The Nine Lives of John Ogilby. Further DetailsTitle: The Nine Lives of John Ogilby Condition: New Subtitle: Britain's Master Map Maker and His Secrets Author: Alan Ereira Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 0715652265 EAN: 9780715652268 ISBN: 9780715652268 Publisher: Duckworth Genre: Science Nature & Math Topic: Biography, History Release Date: 06/13/2019 Description: Four hundred years ago, every barrister had to dance because dancing put them in harmony with the universe. John Ogilby's first job, in 1612, was to teach them. By the 1670s, he was Charles II's Royal Cosmographer, creating beautiful measured drawings that placed roads on maps for the first time. During the intervening years, Ogilby had travelled through fire and plague, war and shipwreck; had been an impresario in Dublin, a poet in London, a soldier and sea captain, as well as a secret agent, publisher and scientific geographer. The world of his youth had been blown up and turned upside down. Beset by danger, he carefully concealed his biography in codes and cyphers, which meant that the truth about his life has remained unknown… until today. In this enlightening book, Alan Ereira brings a fascinating hidden history to light, and reveals that Ogilby's celebrated Britannia is far more than a harmless road atlas: it is, rather, filled with secrets designed to serve a conspiracy of kings and England’s undoing. The Nine Lives of John Ogilby is the story of a remarkable man, and of a covert journey which gave birth to the modern world. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Release Year: 2019 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
