Maps David
Rumsey Map Collection - huge collection of historic
maps for most countries, many showing roads. If you want
to know what roads there were in Lithuania in 1799 or
on Madeira in 1872 this is the site for you! England English
Heritage, Pastscape - contains many records of roads
and bridgesNorthumberland
National Park - search for roads or communications
- very useful siteLancashire
CC site on history of Lancashire roads A
New and Accurate Description of all the Direct and Principal
Crossroads in England and Wales and Part of the Roads
of Scotland. 1803 Lt-Col. Daniel Paterson See
also an edition of 1776 History
section of the Green Lane Association website Useful
list of digital books including Sydney and Beatrice Webb’s
Story of the King’s Highway and Jusserand’s English Wayfaring
Life in the Middle Ages Highways
Agency - a brief history of roads Birmingham
Roman Roads Project 1
and 2 .
On Internet Archive. Scroll down list to see individual
counties. Overviews of roads will be found in the Communications
chapters.Shropshire
place-names ending in "ford" , Susan LaflinRoman
Roads and Ford Place-names from Shropshire , Susan
LaflinThe
Saints' Way , CornwallThe
Old Road
Roads
in Chobham Toll
Reform Petition - relating to the Metropolitan turnpikes,
1858Repeal
of Turnpike Laws (Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk) - see
consultation paperBibliography
of Road Making and Maintenance in Great Britain , Sidney
& Beatrice Webb, Road Improvement AssociationThe
Society for All British and Irish Road Enthusiasts (SABRE)
- huge forum site which is particularly useful for the
history of roads in the past 50 years or soItinerary
of King Edward the First throughout his reign A.D.1272-1307 ,
(2 volumes), Henry GoughThe
Management of Road Traffic in a Rural County: Herefordshire
1919-1939 . PhD thesis, University of Coventry in association
with the University of Worcester.Aust
- Beachley Ferry - this operated across the River
Severn up until the opening of the Severn Bridge in 1966.Herefordshire
- link to publisher's site with three books on old roads
and tracks in Herefordshire with sample chapters -authors
are Heather and Jon HurleyGazetteer
of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516 ,
Samantha Letters, Centre for Metropolitan History. Comprehensive
survey of markets and fairs in England and Wales.Roads
and Routeways in County Durham: 1530-1730 . Doctoral
thesis, Durham University. Wales BBC
programme on milestones in North Wales, with sound clips Royal
Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales Cambridge
County Geographies - on Internet Archive. Scroll
down list to see individual counties. Overviews of roads
will be found in the Communications chapters.Welsh
Cattle Drovers in the Nineteenth Century , Richard
Colyer, National Library of Wales journal. 1972, Winter,
Volume XVII/4Roman
roads in South East Wales: Desk-based assessment ,
Edith Evans and Andy Sherman, Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological
Trust Ltd 2004.Isle of Man A
Manx Note Book - searches for roads, bridges etc.
brings up much interesting materialCambridge
County Geographies - on Internet Archive. Overview
of roads will be found in the Communications chapter.
Ireland A
Smaller Social History of Ancient Ireland, P.W. Joyce
chapter XXIV Medieval
Communication Routes through Longford and Roscommon
and their Associated Settlements, Linda Doran Irish
History Online - bibliography on roadsAn
Account of Ireland , Statistical and Political By
Edward Wakefield - short overview of Irish road system,
1812A
Statistical Account , Or, Parochial Survey of Ireland
By William Shaw Mason, 1816 - short notes on roads by
parish - see "other volumes" at foot of the
Google Books pageAn
Analysis of Pre-Christian Ireland Using Mythology and
A GIS , Dimitra-Alys A. CavinessAsk
about Ireland - many short articles on the history
of Irish roadsHistory
of Roads in Ireland (Wikipedia)
Northern Ireland The
Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland By William
Alan McCutcheon, 1984 - chapter on roads and bridges
in Northern IrelandThe
Antrim Coast Road – a Civil Engineering
Legacy, David Orr, ICE
Albania Roads
of Migration, Places and Sounds of Remembrance in the
Greek-Albanian Borderland - Eckehard Pistrick
Australia History
of Roads in Australia Victoria
- History of VicRoads South
Australia - Roads through History Papers
from the Australia ICOMOS Making Tracks conference ,
Alice Springs, May 2001 - mostly Australia but includes
papers on Vietnam, the Framkincense Route, Penang, South
Africa, Nepal and India
British Columbia Frontier
to Freeway - A Short Illustrated History of Roads in
British Columbia
Canada Maine's
Historic Roadways
China An
introduction to the “Hard Roads to Shu” and their environment,
history, and adventure since ancient times , David
JuppThe
Shu Roads Project The
Ancient Tea-horse Road History
of the Tea & Horse Caravan Road The
Silk Road
Finland Historic
roads and bridges in Finland (pdf, 479 k)
France Roads
through the Ages: A Brief History by Jean Billard
Iceland Icelandic
Road Sign Map - interesting road sign
Italy Travels
in Italy, between the years 1792 and 1798 ; containing
a view of the late revolutions in that country. Likewise
pointing out the matchless works of art which still
embellish Pisa, Florence, Siena, Rome, Naples, Bologna,
Venice, &c. With instructions for the use of invalids
and families who may not chuse to incur the expence
attendant upon travelling with a courier. Also a supplement
comprising instructions for travelling in France, with
descriptions of all the principal roads and cities in
that republic (1802). Author: Mariana Starke.This book, presumably for those going
on a Grand Tour, is highly entertaining and full of
curious information about roads and travel in Italy,
Germany and France in the 1790's.
Jamaica Roads
& Resistance : The Toll Gate Riots of 1859 - from
the Jamaica Gleaner
Japan History
of Japanese Roads The
Azuma- Nakasendo Road Narrow
Road to the Deep North How far must I walk
Travel
as Metaphor , Columbia Universityclick
"Show Video" then play - Real Player )
Japanese
Historical Maps
Latvia History
of Roads
Mexico El
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: The Royal Road to the
Interior
Spain The
Spaniards and Their Country , By Richard Ford, 1847
- overview of roads at that timeSketches
in Spain During the Years 1829, 30, 31, & 32, By
Samuel Edward Widdrington - overview of roads
USA Old
roads out of Philadelphia , John Thomson Faris, 1917Highway
History List
of digital books dealing with history of US highways
A
History of Roads in Virginia Private
Highways in America, 1792-1916 , Daniel B. Klein,
The FreemanHistoric
Highways - links to sites dealing with history of
US highways
Roman Roads Roman
Roads in Britain, by Thomas Codrington Wikipedia
section on Roman roads Links
on Roman roads from the Birmingham Roman Roads ProjectHistoire
des grands chemins de l'Empire romain , Nicolas Bergier,
1736 - although this is in French, it is included here
as it is a classic work on Roman roads
Cyprus The
Roads of Ancient Cyprus - although this is a book,
it is included here as there is an interesting excerpt
on methodology on the site Ghana A
historical geography of Ghana , Kwamina B. Dickson
- contains most of a chapter on the development of roads
in Ghana
Namibia Namibian
Roads in History - from the 13th century till today ,
Dr.-Ing. Klaus Dierks (see foot of page for link to
complete work)
Zimbabwe From
Dirt Tracks to Modern Highways : Towards a History
of Roads and Road Transportation in Colonial Zimbabwe,
1890 to World War II, Alois S. Mlambo, Department of
Economic History, University of Zimbabwe
Cultural Routes The
European Institute of Cultural Routes - pdf explaining
its origin, structure and purposeEuropean
Institute of Cultural Routes - Atlas of Cultural Routes
(go to top right of page to "Inside this Domain"
to access themesCultural
Corridors of South-East Europe International Council on Monuments and Sites ICOMOS
Pilgrim Routes Sites
relating to pilgrimage routes
The Frankincense Route The
Story of Frankincense - Middle East InstituteThe
Country of Frankincense , Pliny the Elder, The Natural
History - see also 12.31 and 12.32
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