8vo. xix, 397 pp. Maps, illus., bibliog., index. Pictorial wrappers; spine creased, else fine. Facsimile of the 1949 edition of this classic work on the history of maps. ISBN: 0486238733 View More...
FIRST EDITION. 4to. 304 pp. Color photos and illustrations, index. Pictorial boards, dust-jacket. Burndy bookplate. Near fine. ISBN: 1571455760 Mapping the World is an "account of the development of maps and the mapmakers, explorers, and patrons who made it possible. It features famous maps of all parts of the world and some of the famous names in cartography in more than 70 historical and modern maps, each with a lively description of its significance. This impressive volume features maps that show the location of paradise, route maps that guided pilgrims or crusaders to their prayers or the... View More...
Second edition. 4to. (252 x 197 mm) xxvi, [2], 412, [42] pp. 9 engraved plates, 42 pages of tables. Original quarter brown calf over marbled boards, gilt-stamped spine bands, gilt-stamped red calf spine title label; light wear to covers, corners bumped. Minor pencil signature and ink stamp on title-page. Very good. Second, enlarged edition. This very crisp, fine copy of Puissant's work contains all the original folding engraved plates as well as extensive metric tables and scales. This French mathematician and geographer, best remembered for his invention of a new map projection. Puissant was... View More...
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Detroit:, Wayne State University Press, 1985. : 1985
Seller ID: BL1277
ISBN-13: 9780814317686
FIRST EDITION. Oblong 8vo. 488 pp. Illustrations, index. Brown cloth, black stamped spine title, dust-jacket; jacket a bit worn, else fine. Burndy bookplate. ISBN: 0814317685 Walter William Ristow was the head librarian of the map library at the New York Public Library and later the Library of Congress. First Edition. View More...
Publisher:
(Chicago):, University of Chicago Press, 1971. : 1971
Seller ID: BL3612
ISBN-13: 9780226873947
Studies in the History of Discoveries, The Monograph Series of the Society for the History of Discoveries. 4to. 185 pp. Illustrations, bibliography. Quarter gilt-stamped maroon cloth spine over blind stamped blue boards, dust-jacket; corner bumped, jacket spine head small tear away. Burndy bookplate. Very good. ISBN: 0226873943 View More...
Publisher:
New York:, Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. : 1981
Seller ID: S6462
Fourth printing. 242 x 170 mm. 8vo. xi, 414 pp. Maps, figs., bibliog., index. Brown cloth-backed tan boards, printed dust jacket; jacket worn. Very good. Dust jacket present. View More...
