Antique Maps: A Collector's Guide

Description

Beautiful, evocative and historically significant, old maps are endlessly intriguing and keenly collected. Antique Maps is widely recognised as a standard reference work for novice map collectors and experts alike. It provides a historical background to the subject and advice on starting a collection. The invaluable biographical section lists major map makers between 1450 and 1850, with key dates and works.

Table of contents

Map making; map makers; map collecting; biographical supplement; appendices.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9780714829548
• Publisher : Phaidon Press Ltd
• Imprint : Phaidon Press Ltd
• Publication date : September 1993
• Dimensions : 245mm X 185mm X 26mm
• Produced in : United Kingdom
• Availability date : September 1993
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Illustrations : 169 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index
• Pages : 326
• Dewey classification : 911
• Edition : New ed of 3 Revised ed
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : Carl Moreland