Catalogue of Rare Maps of America from the Sixteenth to Nineteenth Centuries
Author : Museum Book Store
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Page : 114 pages
File Size : 12,12 MB
Release : 1927
Category : America
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Author : Museum Book Store
Publisher :
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 12,12 MB
Release : 1927
Category : America
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Author : L. Kashnor
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Page : 92 pages
File Size : 10,86 MB
Release : 1927
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Author : Museum Book Store
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Page : 92 pages
File Size : 43,42 MB
Release : 1927
Category : America
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Author : Museum Book Store
Publisher :
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 50,44 MB
Release : 1924
Category : America
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Page : 80 pages
File Size : 39,5 MB
Release : 1924
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Author : Susan Schulten
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 41,65 MB
Release : 2012-07-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0226740684
All of these experiments involved the realization that maps were not just illustrations of data, but visual tools that were uniquely equipped to convey complex ideas and information. In Mapping the Nation, Susan Schulten charts how maps of epidemic disease, slavery, census statistics, the environment, and the past demonstrated the analytical potential of cartography, and in the process transformed the very meaning of a map.
Author : American Art Association
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 18,34 MB
Release : 2018-03-09
Category :
ISBN : 9780332525457
Excerpt from Illustrated Catalogue of Nuggets of American History, Sixteenth to Nineteenth Century: Books, Broadsides, Maps, Views and Manuscripts; To Be Sold Without Reserve or Restriction by Order of Various Owners, on Monday Evening and Tuesday Afternoon and Evening, November 19th and 20th, 1917 The Books, Broadsides, Maps, Manuscripts, Views and other items herein catalogued have been consigned from various sources. They are sold to the highest bidder under the Association's usual and invariable conditions of an unrestricted and unprotected sale. The various collections herein represented constitute as a Whole, one of the choicest gatherings of rare and important historical items relating to the history of America, Offered at public sale in this country, in recent years. Seldom, if ever, since the formation of the great historical libraries formed by Brinley, Barlow, Menzies, Murphy, and Deane, has the opportunity been Offered to procure so many items of historical interest covering the entire range of American history, from the early Colonial period, to and including the period of Western adventure and the opening of the vast territory west of the Mississippi to the trade of the White settlers by the explorations of Lewis and Clark, and other famous explorers of the early nineteenth century. Many important subjects will be found represented by items of great rarity, including, - maps, broadsides, manuscripts, views, tracts and standard historical works, etc., which should offer to the discriminating collector and librarians of historical societies, a rich field from which to gather important items lacking in their collections. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Cordell Hull
Publisher :
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 13,68 MB
Release : 1936
Category : Peace
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Author : Museum Book Store (London, England)
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Page : 64 pages
File Size : 18,99 MB
Release : 1928
Category : America
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Author : Michael Swift
Publisher : PRC Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,36 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Amérique du Nord - Cartes
ISBN : 9781856485920
Featuring more than 100 beautifully crafted antique maps and charts, previously available only to researchers, this engrossing volume celebrates the art of cartography. Chronologically arranged form the early 1600s to the turn of the 19th century. Extended captions put each map in context and provide fascinating insights into American history, including details about early New York, Boston, and Pennsylvania, and about military engagements of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. "Provides insight into the historic pageant that is the evolution North America....All levels/collections."--"Choice."