Maps and map-makers

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Maps and map-makers

by R.V. Tooley

B.T. Batsford, 1987

7th ed

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Includes bibliographies and index

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Description

Information on principal map-makers and publishers is given from the earliest times to the 19th century combining an appreciation of the popular decorative side of early maps with historical and bibliographical notes. The book, which is a guide for students and collectors, is organized in national schools covering the whole world. Related specialist texts are cited for further study. The author was one of London's leading antiquarian map dealers and booksellers. He also compiled "English Books With Coloured Plates 1790-1860", a bibliography.

Table of Contents

  • Pre-Christian geography to Ptolemy
  • the Arabs and medieval Europe
  • Italy
  • Germany, Austria and Switzerland
  • Holland and Belgium
  • French cartography
  • English map-makers
  • English marine atlases
  • the county maps of England and Wales
  • large-scale county maps of England
  • English county atlases
  • Scotland and Ireland
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • America
  • Australia
  • Scandanavia.

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  • NCID
    BA04959371
  • ISBN
    • 0713413956
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xv, 140 p., [94] p. of plates
  • Size
    26 cm
  • Classification
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