Old Decorative Maps and Charts
Author: Arthur Lee Humphreys
Publisher: London : Halton & Truscott Smith
Published: 1926
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13:
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Antique Maps
Author: Carl Moreland
Publisher: Phaidon Incorporated Limited
Published: 1994-01-01
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780714829548
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA standard reference work and collector's guide to old maps. 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.
Atlas Maior of 1665
Author: Joan Blaeu
Publisher:
Published: 2016-07-04
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9783836538039
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Catalogue of the Printed Maps, Plans, and Charts
Author: British Museum. Map Room
Publisher:
Published: 1967
Total Pages: 592
ISBN-13:
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Author: United States. Naval History Division
Publisher:
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 98
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Author: Richard W. Unger
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2010-08-04
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 0230282164
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRenaissance map-makers produced ever more accurate descriptions of geography, which were also beautiful works of art. They filled the oceans Europeans were exploring with ships and to describe the real ships which were the newest and best products of technology. Above all the ships were there to show the European conquest of the seas of the world.
Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Publisher:
Published: 1926
Total Pages: 1206
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Author: Lloyd Arnold Brown
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1979-01-01
Total Pages: 463
ISBN-13: 0486238733
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"An important and scholarly work; bringing together much information available heretofore only in scattered sources. Easily readable." — Gerald I. Alexander, F.R.G.S. Cartographer, Map Division, New York Public Library. The first authoritative history of maps and the men who made them. The historical coverage of this volume is immense: from the first two centuries A.D. — Strabo and Ptolemy — through the end of the 19th century, with some discussion of 20th-century developments. 86 illustrations. Extensive notes and bibliography. "Mr. Brown felicitously marries scholarship to narrative and dramatic skill." — Henry Steele Commager.
