Landmarks of Map Making An Illustrated Survey of Maps and Mapmakers

Published by Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York, 1976

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A stunning volume on the history of maps and mapmaking with numerous illustrations and folding maps throughout. A first US edition of this work on maps and mapmaking, the maps were chosen and displayed by R. V. Tooley and the text was written by Charles Bricker.This is a spectacular survey of maps and their creators that spans more than two thousand years. The innumerable social, political and economic influences that shaped the creation of maps are charted within this volume as well as the evolution of cartography and the chronological exploration of Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas and Australia.The volume is richly illustrated with over three hundred and fifty illustrations including maps, portraits of explorers and cartographers. With fourteen stunning colour folded maps.Collated, complete.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is smart with some chipping to the extremities and a few marks to the wraps. Fine.

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Title
Landmarks of Map Making An Illustrated Survey of Maps and Mapmakers
Author
R. V. Tooley; Charles Bricker
Publisher
Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York
Publication year
1976
Condition
Fine
Dust jacket
Very Good
Book Type
book
Binding
Cloth
Illustrator
Not Stated
Edition
First edition.
Item weight
3 kilograms
Dimensions
16" by 11"

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