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Mapping the New World; The Cartography of North America 1500-1800
by Pierluigi Portinario, Franco Knirsch
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1464304858
- ISBN 13
- 9781464304859
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
A$30.41A$21.28
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About This Item
Emmaus, PA: JG Press, 2015 JG Press, Emmaus, PA. 2015. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; lightly bumped upper tips and head. DJ: light edge bumps and rubbing to panels. Pictorial laminated boards and spine with white and black lettering. Boards match DJ. 319 pp Folio. The date on the earliest known map of north America is 1500. For the next 300 years mapping America was a difficult matter and at the same time cartography would come of age and produce some of the most dazzling artifacts in American history. The maps faithfully reproduced in this book summarize this great enterprise. A clean very presentable copy. Due to weight no international shipping.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006950
- Title
- Mapping the New World; The Cartography of North America 1500-1800
- Author
- Pierluigi Portinario, Franco Knirsch
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1464304858
- ISBN 13
- 9781464304859
- Publisher
- JG Press
- Place of Publication
- Emmaus, PA
- Date Published
- 2015
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Keywords
- maps, cartography, America, Captain John smith, New World Exploration, mapmaking, Mercator, de Champlain, Blacus, Ortelius, cartographic history, archaeologist,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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