Mapping Of North America & Antique Maps Of The 19th Century World HC/DJ
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:30438428 | Topic: Maps |
| Language: English | Region: World, North America |
| Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Map, Illustrated, Oversize | Type: Illustrated Book |
2 OVERSIZE BOOKS ABOUT MAPS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET.
THE MAPPING OF NORTH AMERICA BY JOHN GOSS. THREE CENTURIES OF MAP-MAKING 1500-1860. OVERSIZE (10 1/2" X 14") 1990. THIS FASCINATING BOOK TRACES THE MAPPING OF THE CONTINENT OF AMERICA AND SHOWS HOW THE PERCEPTIONS OF THE WORLD CHANGED AS MORE DISCOVERIES WERE MADE AND AREAS WERE MORE ACCURATELY CHARTED.
ANTIQUE MAPS OF THE 19TH CENTURY WORLD OVERSIZE (10 1/2" X 14 1/2") 1989 PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED... IN 1851 AS "THE ILLUSTRATED ATLAS AND MODERN HISTORY OF THE WORLD BY JOHN TALLIS & COMPANY. THESE ANTIQUE MAPS PRESENT A VIVID AND FASCINATING PORTRAIT OF THE 19TH CENTURY WORLD. ITS MAIN FEATURES ARE ACCURAGE, DETAILED AND BEAUTIFULLY COLORED MAPS; CHARMING VIGNETTES DEPICTING CITIES PEOPLE AND NATURAL WONDERS OF EACH COUNTRY, INFORMATIVE PASSAGES BY MONTGOMERY MARTIN OF FACTS AND FIGURES FOR EVERY MAP COMPILES FROM EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNTS OF EXPLORERS AND A VARIETY OF AUTHORITATIVE SOURCES; AND OPENING TEXT AND COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS ON PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND INTERNATIONAL MATTERS.
THE MAPPING OF NORTH AMERICA BY JOHN GOSS. THREE CENTURIES OF MAP-MAKING 1500-1860. OVERSIZE (10 1/2" X 14") 1990. THIS FASCINATING BOOK TRACES THE MAPPING OF THE CONTINENT OF AMERICA AND SHOWS HOW THE PERCEPTIONS OF THE WORLD CHANGED AS MORE DISCOVERIES WERE MADE AND AREAS WERE MORE ACCURATELY CHARTED.
ANTIQUE MAPS OF THE 19TH CENTURY WORLD OVERSIZE (10 1/2" X 14 1/2") 1989 PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED... IN 1851 AS "THE ILLUSTRATED ATLAS AND MODERN HISTORY OF THE WORLD BY JOHN TALLIS & COMPANY. THESE ANTIQUE MAPS PRESENT A VIVID AND FASCINATING PORTRAIT OF THE 19TH CENTURY WORLD. ITS MAIN FEATURES ARE ACCURAGE, DETAILED AND BEAUTIFULLY COLORED MAPS; CHARMING VIGNETTES DEPICTING CITIES PEOPLE AND NATURAL WONDERS OF EACH COUNTRY, INFORMATIVE PASSAGES BY MONTGOMERY MARTIN OF FACTS AND FIGURES FOR EVERY MAP COMPILES FROM EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNTS OF EXPLORERS AND A VARIETY OF AUTHORITATIVE SOURCES; AND OPENING TEXT AND COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS ON PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND INTERNATIONAL MATTERS.
