Decorative Printed Maps of the 15th to 18th Centuries. a Revised Edition of Old Decorative Maps and Charts, . With Eighty-Four Reproductions and a New Text By R.A. Skelton
by Skelton, R.A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
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SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London & New York: Staples Press, 1952. 79pp text with 84 b&w/color map plates. Discusses how maps were made during different periods. Revised from Humphreys Old Decorative Maps and Charts. Completely rewritten from the first edition and with 22 additional plates a total of 84. Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009189
- Title
- Decorative Printed Maps of the 15th to 18th Centuries. a Revised Edition of Old Decorative Maps and Charts, . With Eighty-Four Reproductions and a New Text By R.A. Skelton
- Author
- Skelton, R.A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Staples Press
- Place of Publication
- London & New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- Maps
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maps;
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