Author: PORTINARO, PIERLUIGI; KNIRSCH, FRANCO
Title: The cartography of North America: mapping the New World, 1500-1800
Description: East Bridgewater. MA: JG Press: World Publications Group 2015. 1st edition. Fine colour-printed board copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Description: 319 pages: illustrations (some color). maps (chiefly color); 33 cm. Notes: Includes index. Contents: A brief history of cartography -- The production of old maps -- The exploration of North America -- Index of the plates -- North American maps: 1500-1600 -- North American maps: 1600-1700 -- North American maps: 1700-1800 -- Selected biographical notes. Summary: 'Contains 180 extensively captioned maps. nearly all in full color. as well as more than 90 supplementary illustrations. [and] biographical notes on the foremost cartographers.' -- Front jacket flap. Subjects: Cartography -- North America -- History. Cartography. North America. ISBN: 9415404858. Weight in Kg appr.:

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