Subject: References
Period: 1965 (published)
Publication:
Color: Black & White
Size:
7.7 x 10 inches
19.6 x 25.4 cm
First edition of this excellent resource that outlines the history of maps and charts, map production, and how to date maps and documents using watermarks. It includes a section on globes and armillary spheres, as well as a most useful biographical list of cartographers, engravers, printers, and publishers from 1500-1850 that in some cases has better information than Tooley's Dictionary. 256 pages, 59 plates. Hardbound in blue cloth with illustrated dust jacket.
References:
Condition: B+
Text is lightly toned but plates are clean and bright. Binding has only minor wear and dust jacket has a chip and tear at top.