World - All continents; Ptolemy, Mercator, Ortelius, Waghenaer, Blaeu, a.m.o. - Landmarks of Mapmaking + Understanding Maps - 1400-1800
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Two hardback books on world mapmaking: Landmarks of Mapmaking + Understanding Maps, with bindings in linen and dust jackets, first editions from 1968 and 1981 respectively, sizes 42 × 28 cm and 28 × 22 cm, total weight 4 kg, covering all continents.
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1- Landmarks of mapmaking. An Illustrated History of Maps and Mapmakers - Maps chosen and displayed by R.V. Tooley, text written by Charles Bricker, preface by Gerald Roe Crone - Amsterdam/Lausanne, Elsevier-Sequoia, 1968 (first edition) - 276 pp - hardback (linen) with dust jacket - 42 x 28 x 3,5 cm - weight: 3 kg.
Condition: very good (dust jacket with imperfections) .
The text is supported by more than 350 illustrations, among them reproductions of maps discussed, portraits of explorers and cartographers, and many more: ten fold-out maps in facsimile, printed in six to eight colours, four similar maps printed in one colour, and six illustrations in four colours, all on special high quality paper. Large format.
2- Understanding Maps. A systematic history of their use and development - Alan Hodgkiss - Folkestone, Wm Dawson & Son, 1981 - 210 - hardback (linen) with dust jacket - 28 x 22 cm.
Mint condition.
(total: 2 / weight: 4 kg).
1- Landmarks of mapmaking. An Illustrated History of Maps and Mapmakers - Maps chosen and displayed by R.V. Tooley, text written by Charles Bricker, preface by Gerald Roe Crone - Amsterdam/Lausanne, Elsevier-Sequoia, 1968 (first edition) - 276 pp - hardback (linen) with dust jacket - 42 x 28 x 3,5 cm - weight: 3 kg.
Condition: very good (dust jacket with imperfections) .
The text is supported by more than 350 illustrations, among them reproductions of maps discussed, portraits of explorers and cartographers, and many more: ten fold-out maps in facsimile, printed in six to eight colours, four similar maps printed in one colour, and six illustrations in four colours, all on special high quality paper. Large format.
2- Understanding Maps. A systematic history of their use and development - Alan Hodgkiss - Folkestone, Wm Dawson & Son, 1981 - 210 - hardback (linen) with dust jacket - 28 x 22 cm.
Mint condition.
(total: 2 / weight: 4 kg).
Details
Era
1400-1900
Over 200 years old
No
Number of objects
2
Country
World
Geographical specification
All continents
Map maker/publisher
Ptolemy, Mercator, Ortelius, Waghenaer, Blaeu, a.m.o.
Map/book title
Landmarks of Mapmaking + Understanding Maps
Period
1400-1800
Condition
Excellent
Technique
print
Additional Information
An Illustrated History of Maps and Mapmakers + A systematic history of their use and development
Height
42 cm
Width
28 cm
