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The curious map book / Ashley Baynton-Williams.
Author
Baynton-Williams, Ashley
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
Description
240 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
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GA108.7 .B39 2015
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Maps
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Miscellanea
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Cartography
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Miscellanea
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British Library
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Map collections
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Trivia and miscellanea
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miscellanies
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Summary note
"With The Curious Map Book, Ashley Baynton-Williams gathers an amazing, chronologically ordered variety of cartographic gems mainly from the vast collection of the British Library. He has unearthed a wide array of the whimsical and fantastic, from maps of board games to political ones, maps of the Holy Land to maps of the human soul. In his illuminating introduction, Baynton-Williams also identifies and expounds upon key themes of map production, peculiar styles, and the commerce and collection of unique maps. This incredible volume offers a wealth of gorgeous illustrations for anyone who is cartographically curious."--Publisher's description.
Notes
This collection is a curation of cartographic curiosities from the British Library collections.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-235) and index.
Contents
The dawn of mapmaking (to 1594)
Early published maps (1598-1760)
Commercial cartography and education (1760-1850)
The Victorian era and growth of the mass market (1850)
Cartobibliographical details.
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ISBN
9780226237152 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
022623715X ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2014035710
OCLC
891494740
Other standard number
99965063860
Statement on language in description
Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage.
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