A. The Mapping of America, by R.V. Tooley, published 1988, black & white (7.3 x 10.1"). An excellent reference work detailing the cartographic history of North America. There are essays on French mapping of the Americas, California as an island, Smith's map of Virginia and its many derivatives, marine surveys of James Cook, City Plans, Jansson-Visscher maps of New England, mapping the Great Lakes, maps of America in various editions of Ortelius' Theatrum, and more. Volume 2 in the Holland Press Cartographia series, 519 pp., with 179 uncolored illustrations. Hardbound in blue buckram with gilt titles on spine, and an illustrated dust jacket. Condition: Contents are clean. Covers and dust jacket have minor shelf wear, and there are faint damp stains on the dust jacket. (A)

B. Degrees of Latitude - Mapping Colonial America, by Margaret Beck Pritchard and Henry G. Taliaferro, published 2002, printed color (9.5 x 11.6"). This fascinating volume was published by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in conjunction with Harry N. Abrams, Inc. to commemorate the 75th anniversary of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.'s restoration of colonial Williamsburg. Its first part features two essays and a study of 73 maps from the Colonial Williamsburg Collection written by Pritchard, Curator of Prints, Maps, and Wallpaper. The second part includes a case study of an atlas belonging to colonist John Custis and an essay on Philip Lea and the 17th-century map trade. The book's emphasis on the cultural and historical context of the maps discussed distinguishes it from similar volumes. 434 pp., with 283 illustrations, including 159 color plates. Hardbound in red cloth with gilt titles on spine, and an illustrated dust jacket. Condition: Like new. (A+)

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