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THE first Minister of Town and Country Planning commissioned Mr. J. A. Steers to carry out a personal survey of the whole coast-line of England and Wales and to present an assessment of its varied scenery which might serve as a guide should legislation to conserve the coast from further spoliation be regarded as necessary. The results of the survey were published as a large volume, "The Coastline of England and Wales", issued by the Cambridge University Press. In order to make the unique collection of 115 photographs available to a wider public, the publishers have reproduced them, together with thirty-one others and two colour-photographs, in this attractive picture book. A map shows the position of each picture, and there are brief notes on each ; while in fifteen informative pages the author has dealt with the chief types of coast and the origin of each. The photographs are remarkable in that they avoid hackneyed subjects and often present Wellknown views from an unusual angle. The Royal Geographical Society has permitted the reproduction of the map assessing coastal scenery, and Dr. Fraser Darling contributes an introductory essay. The result is a book which can scarcely fail to whet the reader‘s appetite for a taste of the larger volume.
A Picture Book of the Whole Coast of England and Wales
An Account of Variety in Scenery and its Causes. By J. A. Steers. Pp. vii+36+ 148 plates. (Cambridge : At the University Press, 1948.) 10s. 6d. net.
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S., L. A Picture Book of the Whole Coast of England and Wales. Nature 162, 638 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162638d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/162638d0