Landmarks Of Mapmaking An Illustrated Survey of Maps and Mapmaking

Tooley, R. V. ( Maps Chosen; Displayed) Bricker, Charles ( text)

Verlag: Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1968

Beschreibung

Very minor rippling to the dust jacket otherwise a wonderful copy. A landmark history of cartography that features 14 luxurious full color, oversize fold-out maps by master cartographers. Text by Charles Bricker includes details of astronomical and mathematical advances, voyages of discovery, new printing techniques, carto-biographies, etc. Enhanced with 350 maps, portraits of explorers and mapmakers, sea charts, reproductions from contemporary publications, etc. Illustrated endpapers. Preface by Gerald Roe Crone. Bound in the original oatmeal color cloth, gilt-stamped over bright white accents. Big and beautiful and therefore requiring Extra Postage. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1880

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Landmarks Of Mapmaking An Illustrated Survey...

Verlag: Elsevier, Amsterdam

Erscheinungsdatum: 1968

Einband: Hardcover

Illustrator: Illustrated

Zustand: Near Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine

Auflage: First Edition