landmarks mapmaking von r v tooley charles bricker gerald (4 Ergebnisse)

36.0 c 26.0cms 276pp b/w & colour illusts including 20 foldout maps very good hardback & dustwrapper (chip at base of spine) The chapters are: the mapmaker''s skills; Europe the rise of map publishing; Asia seaway to the Indies; Africa the mysterious continent; the Americas a New World; Australia the Southern Land.

Original publisher's brown paper-covered boards, gilt lettering spine, pictorial dustjacket, folio: frontispiece tipped-in, 276pp., very richly illustrated [several plates folding & double-page large], notes & references, general bibliography, credits illustrations, index, colophon.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). A flawless copy of this colourfully illustrated work on the history of mapmaking and cartography, stretching over 2,000 years. A fascinating and comprehensive history of mapmaking and cartography, stretching over 2,000 years. Including chapters on cartographic history in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Australia.Including over three hundred and fifty in-text illustrations, many of which are in colour, along with fifteen folding maps. Collated and complete.Maps edited and chosen by R.V. Tooley, text written by Charles Bricker, and preface by Gerald Row Crone.Containing a previous owner's ink signature to the front free-endpaper, dated 1989.A fine copy of this work enclosed in the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is lovely and bright, with just a few spots to the front flyleaf. Previous owner's ink inscription to the front free-endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. book.

Zustand: Used - Good. Folio. Cloth, dj. Dampstaining and toning to jacket at head of front panel. Chipping and creasing at ends of spine, corners. Plastic coating covering jacket beginning to fray. Approx. 3 inch tear in rear pastedown; binding unaffected. Else fine. Despite external wear, a sound copy with bright, clean internals. Good.