The Lit Long - Location Visualiser is novel map of literary Edinburgh which allows y'all to explore place-names mentioned inwards books that operate Edinburgh every bit a setting.. Zoom inwards on Edinburgh on the map as well as y'all tin let out books which cite the selected location as well as fifty-fifty read an excerpt from the relevant texts.
In truth the map is a piddling frustrating to use. At the 2nd at that topographic point is a real noticeable lag every bit y'all pan as well as zoom the map every bit it loads the relevant data. This is particularly annoying every bit y'all actually convey to drill downwardly to larn yesteryear the numbered markers. Once y'all create care to larn to the private quill shaped markers y'all tin as well as thus read the excerpts from the texts that cite your selected location.
The time-line below the map shows the distribution of texts (related to the electrical flow map view) over time. The map side-panel likewise updates every bit y'all explore the map to demo the texts which cite locations inwards the electrical flow map view.
The Lit Long - Location Visualizer is the piece of job of Edinburgh University's Palimpsest Project. The projection has likewise created some other (older?) map application, Literary Edinburgh on Palimpsest. Interestingly this map is easier to operate as well as much to a greater extent than fun.
All y'all convey to create alongside this map is only pan only about to dissimilar locations as well as excerpts from texts mentioning locations inwards the electrical flow map sentiment at i time seem beneath the map. This is a keen piddling application to operate to explore the literary history of Edinburgh.
I imagine this map would go a lot of fun to operate on a mobile device every bit y'all go only about the city. Share your location alongside the map as well as y'all at i time larn to read excerpts from books which cite nearby locations.
