(John) Brian Harley ((1932-07-24)24 July 1932 – (1991-12-20)20 December 1991) was a geographer, cartographer, and map historian at the universities of Birmingham, Liverpool, Exeter and Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He helped found the History of Cartography Project and was the founding co-editor of the resulting The History of Cartography. In recent years, Harley's work has gained broad prominence among geographers and social theorists, and it has contributed greatly to the emerging discipline of critical cartography.[1]
In 1969 Harley resigned from Liverpool to become an editor with publishers David and Charles in Newton Abbot. Harley commissioned a number of works, but by March 1970 he was appointed as a lecturer at the University of Exeter, becoming Montefiore Reader in 1972. In 1972, he published Maps for the local historian which introduced the use of maps to many amateur historians.
His main focus at Exeter was the history of the Ordnance Survey. He produced notes for the David and Charles reprints of the first edition one-inch maps, wrote Ordnance Survey Maps: a Descriptive Manual (1975), and a substantial part of the official history of the Ordnance Survey (1978).
From the 1970s Harley turned to a philosophical view of maps. In 1985 he was awarded a DLitt by the University of Birmingham.
Harley served on the council of the Institute of British Geographers (1971–74). But despite his academic distinction, he didn't secure promotion in Britain. After the death of his wife and son, Harley relocated to the United States in 1986, when he was appointed professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Here he worked on the multi-volume History of Cartography with David Woodward. He was also involved in controversies over the Columbus celebrations, writing Maps and the Columbian Encounter (1990), and was due to give twelve public lectures on the topic in 1992.
Harley died suddenly of a heart attack on 20 December 1991. He was cremated in Milwaukee, and his ashes were interred at Newton Abbot, Devon. Shortly before he died he proposed a new book combining a selection of essays, eventually published in 2001 as The New Nature of Maps (ed. P. Laxton).
Legacy
The J. B. Harley Research Trust was set up in London in 1992. This trust provides Harley Fellowships to permit scholars from around the world to conduct advanced research in the history of cartography at archives and libraries throughout the United Kingdom.
Bibliography
J. B. Harley (1964). The historian's guide to Ordnance Survey maps.
J. B. Harley (1972). Maps for the Local Historian: a Guide to the British Sources. National Council Social Service. ISBN0-7199-0834-5.
J. B. Harley (1975). Ordnance Survey Maps: a descriptive manual. Southampton: Ordnance Survey. ISBN0-3190-0000-1.
J. B. Harley and Yolande O'Donoghue (Editors) (1975). The Old Series Ordnance Survey Maps of England and Wales: Scale 1 Inch to 1 Mile: A Reproduction of the 110 Sheets of the Survey in Early State in 10 Volumes: Volume I. Kent, Essex, E. Sussex and S. Suffolk. Kent: Harry Margary. ISBN0-903541-01-7. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
J. B. Harley and Yolande O'Donoghue (Editors) (1977). The Old Series Ordnance Survey Maps of England and Wales Volume 2: Devon, Cornwall and West Somerset. Lympne Castle: Harry Margary. ISBN0-903541-02-5. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
J. B. Harley; Barbara Bartz Petchenik; Lawrence W. Towner (1978). Mapping the American Revolutionary War (The Kenneth Nebenzahl Jr. Lectures in the History of Cartography). Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. ISBN0-226-31631-9.
J. B. Harley (1979). Ordnance Survey and Land Use Mapping: Parish Books of Reference and the County Series 1: 2500 Maps, 1855–1918 (Historical Geography Research Series). Lancaster: Geo Books. ISBN0-86094-037-3.
J. B. Harley (1986). The Old Series Ordnance Survey Maps of England and Wales, Central England: Vol.4. Kent: Harry Margary. ISBN0-903541-04-1.
J. B. Harley and David Woodward (eds) (1987). The History of Cartography Volume 1: Cartography in Prehistoric, Ancient, and Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. ISBN0-226-31633-5. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
J. B. Harley; R.R Oliver (1992). Old Series Ordnance Survey Wales. Kent: Harry Margary. ISBN978-0-903541-44-2.
J. B. Harley and David Woodward (eds) (1992). The History of Cartography Volume 2, Book 1: Cartography in the Traditional Islamic and South Asian Societies. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. ISBN0-226-31635-1. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
J. B. Harley and David Woodward (eds) (1994). The History of Cartography Volume 2, Book 2: Cartography in the Traditional East and Southeast Asian Societies. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. ISBN0-226-31637-8. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
J. B. Harley and David Woodward (eds) (1998). The History of Cartography Volume 2, Book 3: Cartography in the Traditional African, American, Arctic, Australian, and Pacific Societies [Full text of the Introduction by David Woodward and G. Malcolm Lewis]. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. ISBN0-226-90728-7. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
J.B. Harley. The New Nature of Maps: Essays in the History of Cartography. (Edited by Paul Laxton). Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001. ISBN0-8018-6566-2.
References
^Matthew H. Edney, The Origins and Development of J. B. Harley's Cartographic Theories, Cartographica Monograph 54, Cartographica 40, nos. 1 & 2 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2005)
^Paul Laxton, Harley, (John) Brian (1932–1991), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
External links
J.B.Harley Research Trust
History of Cartography Project
February 24, 2023
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John Brian Harley 1932 07 24 24 July 1932 1991 12 20 20 December 1991 was a geographer cartographer and map historian at the universities of Birmingham Liverpool Exeter and Wisconsin Milwaukee He helped found the History of Cartography Project and was the founding co editor of the resulting The History of Cartography In recent years Harley s work has gained broad prominence among geographers and social theorists and it has contributed greatly to the emerging discipline of critical cartography 1 J Brian HarleyBorn 1932 07 24 24 July 1932Ashley Gloucestershire United KingdomDied20 December 1991 1991 12 20 aged 59 Milwaukee Wisconsin United StatesOccupationGeographer Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditHarley was born in Ashley Gloucestershire From 1943 to 1950 he attended Brewood Grammar School near Wolverhampton After national service Harley gained a place at Birmingham University in 1952 After gaining his Dip Ed from University College Oxford in 1956 he returned to Birmingham gaining a PhD in 1960 for work on the historical geography of medieval Warwickshire 2 Harley married Amy Doreen in 1957 He began teaching at Queensbridge School Moseley but was offered an assistant lecturership in geography at Liverpool University and took up the post in January 1959 In Liverpool Harley turned to the history of cartography producing Christopher Greenwood County Map Maker 1962 In 1969 Harley resigned from Liverpool to become an editor with publishers David and Charles in Newton Abbot Harley commissioned a number of works but by March 1970 he was appointed as a lecturer at the University of Exeter becoming Montefiore Reader in 1972 In 1972 he published Maps for the local historian which introduced the use of maps to many amateur historians His main focus at Exeter was the history of the Ordnance Survey He produced notes for the David and Charles reprints of the first edition one inch maps wrote Ordnance Survey Maps a Descriptive Manual 1975 and a substantial part of the official history of the Ordnance Survey 1978 From the 1970s Harley turned to a philosophical view of maps In 1985 he was awarded a DLitt by the University of Birmingham Harley served on the council of the Institute of British Geographers 1971 74 But despite his academic distinction he didn t secure promotion in Britain After the death of his wife and son Harley relocated to the United States in 1986 when he was appointed professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Here he worked on the multi volume History of Cartography with David Woodward He was also involved in controversies over the Columbus celebrations writing Maps and the Columbian Encounter 1990 and was due to give twelve public lectures on the topic in 1992 Harley died suddenly of a heart attack on 20 December 1991 He was cremated in Milwaukee and his ashes were interred at Newton Abbot Devon Shortly before he died he proposed a new book combining a selection of essays eventually published in 2001 as The New Nature of Maps ed P Laxton Legacy EditThe J B Harley Research Trust was set up in London in 1992 This trust provides Harley Fellowships to permit scholars from around the world to conduct advanced research in the history of cartography at archives and libraries throughout the United Kingdom Bibliography EditJ B Harley 1964 The historian s guide to Ordnance Survey maps J B Harley 1972 Maps for the Local Historian a Guide to the British Sources National Council Social Service ISBN 0 7199 0834 5 J B Harley 1975 Ordnance Survey Maps a descriptive manual Southampton Ordnance Survey ISBN 0 3190 0000 1 J B Harley and Yolande O Donoghue Editors 1975 The Old Series Ordnance Survey Maps of England and Wales Scale 1 Inch to 1 Mile A Reproduction of the 110 Sheets of the Survey in Early State in 10 Volumes Volume I Kent Essex E Sussex and S Suffolk Kent Harry Margary ISBN 0 903541 01 7 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a author has generic name help J B Harley and Yolande O Donoghue Editors 1977 The Old Series Ordnance Survey Maps of England and Wales Volume 2 Devon Cornwall and West Somerset Lympne Castle Harry Margary ISBN 0 903541 02 5 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a author has generic name help J B Harley Barbara Bartz Petchenik Lawrence W Towner 1978 Mapping the American Revolutionary War The Kenneth Nebenzahl Jr Lectures in the History of Cartography Chicago and London University of Chicago Press ISBN 0 226 31631 9 J B Harley 1979 Ordnance Survey and Land Use Mapping Parish Books of Reference and the County Series 1 2500 Maps 1855 1918 Historical Geography Research Series Lancaster Geo Books ISBN 0 86094 037 3 J B Harley 1986 The Old Series Ordnance Survey Maps of England and Wales Central England Vol 4 Kent Harry Margary ISBN 0 903541 04 1 J B Harley and David Woodward eds 1987 The History of Cartography Volume 1 Cartography in Prehistoric Ancient and Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean Chicago and London University of Chicago Press ISBN 0 226 31633 5 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a author has generic name help J B Harley R R Oliver 1992 Old Series Ordnance Survey Wales Kent Harry Margary ISBN 978 0 903541 44 2 J B Harley and David Woodward eds 1992 The History of Cartography Volume 2 Book 1 Cartography in the Traditional Islamic and South Asian Societies Chicago and London University of Chicago Press ISBN 0 226 31635 1 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a author has generic name help J B Harley and David Woodward eds 1994 The History of Cartography Volume 2 Book 2 Cartography in the Traditional East and Southeast Asian Societies Chicago and London University of Chicago Press ISBN 0 226 31637 8 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a author has generic name help J B Harley and David Woodward eds 1998 The History of Cartography Volume 2 Book 3 Cartography in the Traditional African American Arctic Australian and Pacific Societies Full text of the Introduction by David Woodward and G Malcolm Lewis Chicago and London University of Chicago Press ISBN 0 226 90728 7 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a author has generic name help J B Harley The New Nature of Maps Essays in the History of Cartography Edited by Paul Laxton Baltimore and London The Johns Hopkins University Press 2001 ISBN 0 8018 6566 2 References Edit Matthew H Edney The Origins and Development of J B Harley s Cartographic Theories Cartographica Monograph 54 Cartographica 40 nos 1 amp 2 Toronto University of Toronto Press 2005 Paul Laxton Harley John Brian 1932 1991 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004External links EditJ B Harley Research Trust History of Cartography Project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Brian Harley amp oldid 1088303856, 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