Massachusetts - Mapping the Bay State through History (Rare and Unusual Maps from the Library of Congress)

Vincent Virga and Daniel Spinella

ISBN 10: 0762760265 / ISBN 13: 9780762760268

Published by Globe Pequot Press, Guilford CT, 2010

About this Item

In-depth collection of rare, historically significant maps and narrative captions. Mint new copy of HB 1st, collectible. 9 x 10, 447 pp, color maps & illus, notes, maroon endpapers. Hardcover in color pictorial boards, in translucent jacket.

Seller Inventory # 27716

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Massachusetts - Mapping the Bay State through History (Rare and Unusual Maps from the Library of Congress)
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, Guilford CT
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762760265
• ISBN 13: 9780762760268
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st edition, 1st printing.
• Condition: New/New.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

About this title

Synopsis

These books, produced from the archives of the Library of Congress and edited by Vincent Virga, offer a glimpse into the history of the United States through rare historical full-color maps, narrative captions, and short essays. Combining 50 rare, beautiful, and diverse maps from the collections of the Library of Congress, a foreword by Vincent Virga about the Library of Congress collection and the Massachusetts maps, informative captions about the origins and contents of those maps, and essays on state history, this book is a collectible for cartography buffs and a celebration of Massachusetts for residents, former residents, and visitors.

About the Author

Vincent Virga has been called, "America's foremost picture editor." He is the coauthor of Eyes of the Nation and the author of Cartographia: Mapping Civilizations, produced in cooperation with the Library of Congress. Daniel Spinella has an M.A. in American history and has studied photography and creative writing. He has been and editor and writer for over twenty years. His poems have been published widely in small press magazines. He lives in North Adams, Massachusetts, with two dogs, two cats and his partner, Frances. He is also the author of It Happened in Massachusetts, 2nd edition (GPP).