ISBN: 9780880293495 - landmarks of mapmaking: an illustrated survey of maps and mapmaking (14 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Zustand: Fine. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition. May contain a remainder mark. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hard Cover with Jacket. Zustand: Very Good (Book condition). Very Good (Jacket Condition). Book.

Hard Cover with Jacket. Zustand: Very Good (Book condition). Very Good (Jacket Condition). Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. In color pictorial jacket over brown cloth with gilt titling, folio, 276pp. Illustrated profusely. Size: Folio - between 12" - 15" Tall. Color and b/w Illustrations (illustrator). Book.

Large Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. Reissue. Reissue. An excellent copy. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1992 Large Hardcover. 276 pp. An extensive surveys of cartographic history spanning more than 2,000 years, with numerous reproductions of maps and engravings throughout, including many color fold-out maps.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. 10-1/2 x 14 inches, 276 pages. An illustrated history of maps and mapmakers, with over 350 illutrations of maps, portraits, etc. Dust jacket has a half-inch chip, a three-inch tear, some creases on the back panel, and a little rubbing on the front. Book is straight, clean and unmarked. Large heavy book will require additional postage for priority mail. No shipping outside the U.S.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. NY: Dorset, 1989. Hard Cover. Near Fine in a VG+ DJ. Large heavy book, 10-1/2 x 14", 276 pages. An illustrated history of maps and mapmakers, with over 350 illutrations of maps, portraits, etc. Dust jacket has 2 short mended tears (1' ) at the upper rear spine corner & upper rear opposite corner, else the book & DW are About Fine, clean and unmarked.…

large brown hardbound folio ~ 2º. very large (14.5" x 10.5") ("coffee table" book), international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. first printing (NAP) of this edition (1976 Phaidon original). ~ Please Note: book is larger than scanner so the photos are a bit cropped. illustrated title pg. 276p. 14 large foldout antique map reproductions, mostly in full color. over 350 b&w illustrations, charts,maps & photos. further reading & reference. illusration credits. index. world history exploration. geography. cartography. art history. ~ This spectacular survey of maps and their creators spans more than 2,000 years, from the primitive palm fiber sea charts fashioned by the Marshall Islanders to our modern statistical maps. As the story unfolds, we see how much we owe the cartographers of previous ages who painstakingly assembled the puzzle of the earth's shape, bit by little bit. Their striking maps are included here~maps that stand as works of art in their own right. Innumerable social, political, and economic influences shaped the growing art of mapmaking. The many dangerous voyages undertaken by explorers were invaluable. For instance, until 1606 when Dutch traders mistakenly landed on Australia, this vast continent was no more than a legend. Religious traditions left their mark, such as during medieval times when Christian symbolism took precedence over accuracy. Astronomical and mathematical discoveries furthered the growth of cartography, as did the development of new printing techniques. In fact, the history of cartography provides a unique and fascinating perspective on the history of the world. After first sketching the evolution of cartography in general, the authors discuss chronologically the exploration and mapping of Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and finally the last continent to be discovered, Australia. These developments are readily seen in the profusion of illustrations that accompany the text~over 350 in all, showing maps, portraits of explorers and cartographers, and detail from important contemporary publications. Of special interest are the fourteen fold~out facsimile maps by master cartographers, most in full~color. Each of these handsome maps is a representation of the views of the world and mapmaking techniques in vogue when it was drawn. For example, during the great artistic era of cartography, roughly 1450 to 1650, maps were embellished with a wide range of symbols to convey information on everything from national dress to natural resources. As Gerald Roe Crone says in his preface, these maps "are in fact more than delineations of the known world~they are popular encyclopedias." A detailed index and bibliography complete the book. LANDMARKS OF MAPMAKING will be treasured not only by the growing number of lovers of old maps but by everyone interested in the history of exploration, who will find here a rich and original source of information.…

Original publisher's brown paper-covered boards, gilt lettering spine, pictorial dustjacket, folio: frontispiece tipped-in, 276pp., very richly illustrated [several plates folding & double-page large], notes & references, general bibliography, credits illustrations, index, colophon.

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[0-88029-349-7] 1989. (hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. 276pp. Folio. Over 350 illustrations, which includes maps, some of which are fold-out, as well as portraits of cartographers and explorers. A clean, bright, crisp, and solid copy.

ISBN 0-88029-349-7. Large Hardback. Reprint edition. Very Good to Near Fine condition book in a Very Good to Near Fine condition dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book.