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 bridges
Northumberland
National Park - search for roads or communications
- very useful site
Lancashire
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
Cambridge County Geographies 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 Laflin
Roman
Roads and Ford Place-names from Shropshire , Susan
Laflin
The
Saints' Way , Cornwall
Hilaire Belloc, The
Old Road
- a classic "old road" book following
the course of the old road between Winchester and Canterbury
- sunny days, rolling downland, old English pubs etc.etc.
Roads
in Chobham
Toll
Reform Petition - relating to the Metropolitan turnpikes,
1858
The Law Commission, Repeal
of Turnpike Laws (Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk) - see
consultation paper
Bibliography
of Road Making and Maintenance in Great Britain , Sidney
& Beatrice Webb, Road Improvement Association
The
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 so
Itinerary
of King Edward the First throughout his reign A.D.1272-1307 ,
(2 volumes), Henry Gough
Bennett, Robert (2008) The
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 Hurley
Gazetteer
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.
Hutton, Gillian, Maria (2011) 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/4
Roman
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 material
Cambridge
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 roads
An
Account of Ireland , Statistical and Political By
Edward Wakefield - short overview of Irish road system,
1812
A
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 page
An
Analysis of Pre-Christian Ireland Using Mythology and
A GIS , Dimitra-Alys A. Caviness
This paper discusses how mythology and modern GIS techniques
could allow the possible routes for the Five Roads of
Tara and the three cow roads to be identified.
Ask
about Ireland - many short articles on the history
of Irish roads
History
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 Ireland
The
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
Jupp
The
Shu Roads Project
The
Ancient Tea-horse Road
History
of the Tea & Horse Caravan Road
The
Silk Road
The Stilwell Road (film on Internet Archives - narrated
by Ronald Reagan)
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
Matsuo
Basho: Narrow
Road to the Deep North
A classic of Japanese literature. In 1689 Basho set
off on a journey of discovery to the far north of Japan
and recorded his thoughts in calm reflective prose and
poetry.
How far must I walk
To the village of Kasajima
This endlessly muddy road
Of the early wet season?
Travel
as Metaphor , Columbia University
Video commentary on Narrow Road to the Deep North (click
"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
A major historic route running between Mexico City and
Santa Fe.
Spain
The
Spaniards and Their Country , By Richard Ford, 1847
- overview of roads at that time
Sketches
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, 1917
Highway
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 Freeman
Historic
Highways - links to sites dealing with history of
US highways
The Roads Aren't So Lonely Any More (Film on Internet
Archives)
Roman Roads
Roman
Roads in Britain, by Thomas Codrington
Wikipedia
section on Roman roads
Links
on Roman roads from the Birmingham Roman Roads Project
Histoire
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 purpose
European
Institute of Cultural Routes - Atlas of Cultural Routes
(go to top right of page to "Inside this Domain"
to access themes
Cultural
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 Institute
The
Country of Frankincense , Pliny the Elder, The Natural
History - see also 12.31 and 12.32
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