Mapmaker's Art Essays on the History of Maps the by Lynam Edward (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 15 illustrations; detailed index. 140pp.

Condition: Good. 1953. First Edition. 140 pages. White pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

4to; original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; no dustwrapper; pp. ix + (iii) + 140, incl. index; reproductions in monochrome of contemporary maps and artwork. Earlier owner's bookplate to front free endpaper; occasional fox spot. Very good condition. "The high repute in which the Map Room [of the British Museum] is at present held is in no small measure due to Dr. Lynam's energy and enthusiasm for maps and the study of maps, for he did much to enrich the collection and to make it better known. The varied essays collected in this book, and the bibliography at its end, will demonstrate the extent of Dr. Lynam's contribution to cartography . We owe a great deal to Edward Lynam, a fine high-spirited scholar and a man of great personal charm, for he gave the British Museum, and the Map Room in particular, most loyal and devoted service.".

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 140 pages illustrations, maps 26 cm. Notes; "List of books and articles by Edward Lynam on cartography and geographical discovery": page 137. Contents; The character of England in maps -- Period ornament, writing and symbols on maps -- English maps and mapmakers of the sixteenth century -- Saxton's atlas of England and Wales -- Flemish engravers in England in the sixteenth century -- William Hack and the South Sea buccanners -- Early days in the Bahamas. Subjects; Ortelius, Abraham. Saxton, Christopher. Cartography Great Britain. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Book is in very good condition. Tight spine and clean pages. Some marks on the back of the book. A great reference book to have!

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Near fine in blue cloth-covered boards and good dust jacket with one fifth of the real panel missing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Small 4to. Pp. ix, [3], 140. With 52 Black and white illustrations. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine, in the dust jacket. Dust jacket a bit edgeworn with 1.5 inch closed tear, but overall a very good + copy. Authoritative essays on early English mapmaking by the former Superintendent of the Map Room at the British Museum.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with Mylar Cover. Pages are clean and unmarked. Cover corners and edges are unmarred. Binding is tight. 140pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. First Edition. 140 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Corners and spine ends bumped. "Britrich (?) Centre" written on front endpaper. DJ has wear and tear to edges w/ small pieces missing from corners and spine ends. Spine sunned. Lightly soiled. Tiny nick on spine. Illust. w/ b/w plates. Contents nice.

Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xii, 140pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/very good. Jacket mildly edgeworn, with single edge chip. Quite tight and nice first edition.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Included. This informative reference on the history of British maps and mapmakers covers topics including period ornament, writing, and symbols on maps, Saxton's monumental atlas of England and Wales, and early mapping of the Bahamas. 140 pp. of text and illustrations. Hardbound in blue cloth covers with gilt title on spine and a dust jacket. Condition: Contents and covers fine with a number of short tears and small chips to the lightly soiled dust jacket. 19.5 x 26 cm.

1953. Maps, chartography, exploration. Batchwortrh Press 140p. Very good cloth.