The ATLAS Of ATLASES. The Map Makers' Vision of the World. Atlases from The Cadbury Collection, Birmingham Central Library. - Hardcover

Allen, Phillip

 
9780091773595: The ATLAS Of ATLASES. The Map Makers' Vision of the World. Atlases from The Cadbury Collection, Birmingham Central Library.

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A history of atlases, illustrated with over 300 color reproductions from the Cadbury Collection at the Birmingham England Central Library. Not all of the illustrations are of maps. Divided into 5 chapters, each with a general introduction followed by a discussion of individual atlas-makers. Illustrations have captions, sometimes extensive. With index and a list of atlases. Marbled endpapers. 160 pages. 1992, 4to., paper-covered boards, dust jacket..

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ISBN 10:  1840280069 ISBN 13:  9781840280067
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