Antique Maps
Antique Maps

Author: Carl Moreland

Publisher: Phaidon Incorporated Limited

Published: 1994-01-01

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 9780714829548

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A 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.

Ortelius Atlas Maps
Ortelius Atlas Maps

Author: M. P. R. van den Broecke

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789061943808

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This revised edition contains corrections, extra information to date the charts more correctly, descriptions of the title page and a portrait of Ortelius.

Atlas Maritimus
Atlas Maritimus

Author: John Seller

Publisher:

Published: 2017-06-13

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9783744762397

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Atlas Maritimus is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1672. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.