America in Maps: Dating from 1500 to 1856

Klemp, Egon

ISBN 10: 0841902003 / ISBN 13: 9780841902008

Published by New York and London Holmes & Meier Publishers 1976, 1976

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LIMITED EDITION OF 1200 numbered copies. 293pp. Tall Folio in original green cloth and pictorial paper covered card slipcase with illustrations including frontispiece and facsimiles of 76 maps (some colour some folding). N.B. Extra shipping required. Before placing your order please click the link Ask Bookseller A Question. We can then confirm availability and give you an accurate quote for postage, and also discuss any special requirements. fine A representative selection of maps produced from the time of Columbus's discovery of America to the mid 19TH-CENTURY, including rare manuscript maps and printed maps which are not readily accessible. Seller Inventory # 104399

Bibliographic Details

Title: America in Maps: Dating from 1500 to 1856

Publisher: New York and London Holmes & Meier Publishers 1976

Publication Date: 1976

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: fine

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Synopsis:

This lavish volume charts the course of exploration and settlement in the Americas with maps found in major museums and libraries around the world. Reproduced with painstaking accuracy, the maps are accompanied by scholarly commentary prepared by Egon Klemp, who describes the history of each map and the discoveries that generated it. The maps are grouped by region, placed in chronological order to facilitate reference and comparison, and printed in a limited, numbered edition.