Author: MORELAND, CARL (1910-). BANNISTER, DAVID (1938-)
Title: Antique maps / Carl Moreland and David Bannister
Description: Oxford : Phaidon 1989. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered.Series; Christie's collectors guides. Christie's collectors library. Edition; 3rd ed. Physical description; 326 p. : maps ; 26 cm. Notes; Previous ed.: 1986. Includes bibliographical references: p. 314-315 and index. Contents; Map making; map makers; map collecting; biographical supplement; appendices. Summary; Antique Maps is now firmly established as a definitive reference work. With extensive information on the general historical background. details of all the major map-makers and practical advice on collecting old maps. it provides an excellent introduction for the beginner as well as a mass of precise and clearly organized information for the expert and the serious collector. A beautiful edition in itself. this timeless volume evokes the elegance of maps from the past and the charm of all the distant places they suggest. to show them not only as historical artefacts but also as works of art. Subjects; Early maps - Collectors and collecting. Maps - Bibliography. Early maps. Maps. Early - Collectors and collecting. Antique maps. Maps - History. Antiques & collectables: books. manuscripts. ephemera & printed matter ; Historical geography ; Maps. charts & atlases ; Map making & projections ; Reference works. Travel / Maps & Road Atlases. Design / Decorative Arts. Genre; Illustrated. ISBN: 0714880647. Weight in Kg appr.:

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