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Maps of Texas 1527-1900, The Map Collection of the Texas State Archives [new, in publisher's shrinkwrap]
by Day, James M
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- New/in publisher's shrinkwrap
- ISBN 10
- 1578980542
- ISBN 13
- 9781578980543
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Mansfield Centre, Connecticut: Martino Fine Books, 1997. Brand New in perfect condition. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. Limited to 100 copies. n. d. (but 1997). Reprint of the expanded 1964 edition. The best edition of the best cartography of Texas maps. Describes and comments on some 1,000 Texas maps from 1527 to 1900. Entries identify full title, publisher, map maker, date, content, scale, color, dimensions, etc. Illustrated. Bound in the original gilt-stamped bluish-green cloth. Moeb's U. S. REFERENCE-IANA 748: "A basic reference in the field... This 1964 issue contains 88 maps not in the prior printing." See Ristow 325. From the publisher: "This important work is the most extensive cartography devoted exclusively to Texas maps. It comprises the map collection of the Texas State Archives. In all, approximately 1000 maps are meticulously described... There are excellent annotations describing coloring, rivers, mountains, towns, forts, Indian tribes, trails, trading posts, and a host of other subjects depicted in the maps. There is also interesting background information about the history of the territory or the map described. And of course dimensions and scales are given.". Reprint of the expanded 1964 edition. Hardcover. New/in publisher's shrinkwrap. (iv), 178pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Maps of Texas 1527-1900, The Map Collection of the Texas State Archives [new, in publisher's shrinkwrap]
- Author
- Day, James M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- in publisher's shrinkwrap
- Edition
- Reprint of the expanded 1964 edition
- ISBN 10
- 1578980542
- ISBN 13
- 9781578980543
- Publisher
- Martino Fine Books
- Place of Publication
- Mansfield Centre, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1997
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maps / Cartography;
- Size
- (iv), 178pp
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