This illustrated work is intended to acquaint readers with the early maps produced in both Europe and the rest of the world, and to tell us something of their development, their makers and printers, their varieties and characteristics. The authors' chief concern is with the appearance of maps: they exclude any examination of their content, or of scientific methods of mapmaking. This book ends in the second half of the eighteenth century, when craftsmanship was superseded by specialized science and the machine. As a history ...
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This illustrated work is intended to acquaint readers with the early maps produced in both Europe and the rest of the world, and to tell us something of their development, their makers and printers, their varieties and characteristics. The authors' chief concern is with the appearance of maps: they exclude any examination of their content, or of scientific methods of mapmaking. This book ends in the second half of the eighteenth century, when craftsmanship was superseded by specialized science and the machine. As a history of the evolution of the early map, it is a stunning work of art and science. This expanded second edition of Bagrow and Skelton's History of Cartography marks the reappearance of this seminal work after a hiatus of nearly a half century. As a reprint project undertaken many years after the book last appeared, finding suitable materials to work from proved to be no easy task. Because of the wealth of monochrome and color plates, the book could only be properly reproduced using the original materials. Ultimately the authors were able to obtain materials from the original printer Scotchprints or contact films made directly from original plates, thus allowing the work to preserve the beauty and clarity of the illustrations. Old maps, collated with other materials, help us to elucidate the course of human history. It was not until the eighteenth century, however, that maps were gradually stripped of their artistic decoration and transformed into plain, specialist sources of information based upon measurement. Maps are objects of historical, artistic, and cultural significance, and thus collecting them seems to need no justification, simply enjoyment.
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Add this copy of History of Cartography to cart. $19.00, good condition, Sold by Conover Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Martinsville, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1966 by Transaction Publishers.
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Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Blue cloth with gilt lettering and illustration on the spine and front board. 312 informative and historical pages of text and over 70 pages of historic black and white photographs and illustrations! "This illustrated work is intended to acquaint readers with the early maps produced in both Europe and the rest of the world, and to tell us something of their development, their makers and printers, their varieties and characteristics. The authors chief concern is with the appearance of maps: they exclude any examination of their content, or of scientific methods of mapmaking. This book ends in the second half of the eighteenth century, when craftsmanship was superseded by specialized science and the machine. As a history of the evolution of the early map, it is a stunning work of art and science. This expanded second edition of Bagrow and Skelton s History of Cartography marks the reappearance of this seminal work after a hiatus of nearly a half century. As a reprint project undertaken many years after the book last appeared, finding suitable materials to work from proved to be no easy task. Because of the wealth of monochrome and color plates, the book could only be properly reproduced using the original materials. Ultimately the authors were able to obtain materials from the original printer Scotchprints or contact films made directly from original plates, thus allowing the work to preserve the beauty and clarity of the illustrations. Old maps, collated with other materials, help us to elucidate the course of human history. It was not until the eighteenth century, however, that maps were gradually stripped of their artistic decoration and transformed into plain, specialist sources of information based upon measurement. Maps are objects of historical, artistic, and cultural significance, and thus collecting them seems to need no justification, simply enjoyment.........."
Add this copy of History of Cartography to cart. $34.00, very good condition, Sold by Common Crow Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1964 by Harvard University Press.
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Very Good+ in Very Good jacket. Hardcover with cream cloth boards in dust jacket, 1964, quarto, 312pp., illustrated in color and b&w, some of which fold out. Book VG+ with mild shelfwear to boards, gilt decoration and title to spine and front board, binding tight, mild foxing to endpapers, mild soil to edges of text block. DJ VG with edgewear that includes some chipping to spine ends and corners, toning and rubbing, in protective mylar wrap.
Add this copy of History of Cartography to cart. $38.71, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1964 by C.A. Watts.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 2150grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of History of Cartography to cart. $39.95, very good condition, Sold by Peninsula Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Traverse City, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1964 by Harvard University Press.
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Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. This large volume covers the history of maps and map-making beginning with the ancient world and covering cartography in many eras and lands as well as on the many aspects of the history of cartography. The text is illustrated with over 200 b&w and color maps. There are notes in the rear as well as an extensive list of cartographers to 1750 as well as list of significant bibliographies in the rear. Original publisher's tan cloth covers with gilt spine and cover lettering. This is a clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. The dust jacket has a short tear to the top edge as well as some rubbine, else is still quite presentable. This is a large, heavy volume that weighs 4 pounds 7 ounces.; Color & B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 312 pages.
Add this copy of History of Cartography to cart. $48.31, good condition, Sold by Bookcase rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Carlisle, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1966 by C. A. Watts & Co. Ltd..
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Good in Fair jacket. 4to. Jacket heavily chipped, tanned, with tears and some loss. Some dampspotting to boards and foxing to closed edges, owner inscription to fly title, otherwise content clean and solid.
Add this copy of History of Cartography: Enlarged Second Edition to cart. $49.95, like new condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Transaction Publishers.
Add this copy of History of Cartography to cart. $50.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1964 by Harvard University Press.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Revised and enlarged edition. Revised and enlarged by R.A. Skelton. Quarto. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Edges and endleaves faintly foxed, crown gently bumped and boards very slightly bowed, about near fine in a heavily toned (particularly to the spine) and moderately worn, very good dust jacket.
Add this copy of History of Cartography to cart. $50.00, very good condition, Sold by PASCALE'S BOOKS rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NORTH READING, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1964 by Harvard University Press:.
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Fine- in Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Edited by R.A. Skelton, 312 pages, revised and enlarged, illustrated in color and b&w. "In this fascinating book one of the greatest experts on cartography has examined the maps of various periods and cultures, from early antiquity to the 18th century, putting them into historical perspective by his clear account of their evolution." FINE-HARDCOVER, GOOD DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket.
