The World at Their Fingertips: Eighteenth Century British Two-Sheet Double Hemisphere World Maps.

Armitage, Geoff & Baynton-Williams, Ashley.

Verlag: The Sylvia Ioannou Foundation, 2012., 2012

Beschreibung

Hardback in Fine condition, with dustwrapper, also in Fine condition. First edition, pp261, with appendices, colour illustrations and maps. Between 1680 and 1807 British publishers produced a sequence of double-hemisphere world maps each printed on two sheets and conjoined. These maps are a peculiarly British phenomenon of this period and they provide a key indicator of the way the British map trade specifically targeted a newly prosperous and upwardly aspiring class of purchasers. The buyers were hungry for geographical information, but were also eager to acquire such maps for display, as a statement of their intellectual pursuits. The scientific appearance of the maps was more important as a selling point than standards of contemporary geographical accuracy, which few of them achieved. This is the first time that this type of map has been studied as a genre, partly because of their great rarity. The British Library holds the most comprehensive collection of these maps and studying them together has enabled the identification of broader themes. In particular, a greater understanding of the British map trade in the 18th century, its business practices, the economics of map-making and new techniques of marketing emerges. POSTAGE RATES ARE BASED ON A BOOK WEIGHT UP TO 1KG. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 1KG, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS MAY BE REQUIRED. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2869

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The World at Their Fingertips: Eighteenth ...

Verlag: The Sylvia Ioannou Foundation, 2012.

Erscheinungsdatum: 2012

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition