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Auction 109, Lot 817
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"Maps and Mapmakers of the Civil War", McElfresh, Earl B.

Subject: Reference Books

Period: 1999 (published)

Publication: Harry N. Abrams Inc., publishers

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Size:
9.8 x 12 inches
24.9 x 30.5 cm
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A thorough examination of Civil War maps, mapmaking and mapmakers, documenting the techniques and travails of the mapmaker in the field. Lively anecdotes are retold alongside discussion of the practical effect of the cartographer's art on actual military operations. Foreword by Stephen W. Sears. History Book Club edition, 272 pp., notes, bibliography, index, 180 illustrations, 150 in full-color, many never before reproduced. Hardbound with dustjacket.

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Condition: A+

Still in shrink wrap.

Estimate: $30 - $40

Sold for: $0

Closed on 12/1/2004

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