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9780714829548

Antique Maps

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  • ISBN13:

    9780714829548

  • ISBN10:

    0714829544

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1994-01-01
  • Publisher: Phaidon Press
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Summary

This is a standard reference work, incorporating a general historicalackground, methods of map making, practical advice on collecting old mapsnd a list of the major map makers. Organized country by country, it referso over 600 cartographers active between 1450 and 1850.

Author Biography

Carl Moreland is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

David Bannister has been a dealer for over 20 years, handling antique maps, prints and atlases. He regularly lectures on the subject, and has made a number of television appearances and radio broadcasts.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the Third Edition
Acknowledgements
Preface
Map Making
A Brief Historical Surveyp. 3
The Printing of Old Mapsp. 11
Hereford World Mapp. 20
Nuremberg Chroniclep. 22
Road Maps, Atlases and Road Booksp. 25
Sea Charts and Atlasesp. 32
Town Plansp. 40
Topographical Maps and Surveysp. 47
Playing Cardsp. 50
'Here be Dragons...' Myths and Legends on Old Mapsp. 53
Map Makers
Introductionp. 62
Italyp. 64
Germany and Austriap. 77
Holland and Belgiump. 92
Francep. 124
England and Walesp. 141
Scotlandp. 183
Irelandp. 189
Maps of the British Islesp. 192
Portugal, Spain, Scandinavia, Switzerland, Russia and Polandp. 224
Maps of the World and the Continentsp. 241
The Worldp. 241
The Americasp. 242
Africap. 263
Asiap. 266
Australasiap. 275
Europep. 278
Map Collecting
Buying Maps and Forming a Collectionp. 282
Biographical Supplementp. 286
Appendix A Editions of Ptolemy's Geographiap. 301
Appendix B Blaeu/Jansson Maps of the English and Welsh Countiesp. 303
Appendix C Historical Chart - Map Making 600BC-AD1800p. 306
Bibliographyp. 314
Indexp. 316
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