The Map Catalog (Revised and Expanded) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0679727671 ISBN 13: 9780679727675

Publisher: Vintage, 1990

Synopsis

This unique sourcebook for map lovers is newly revised in a third edition that includes more maps than ever before. In addition to a profusion of road maps, aerial maps, geological maps, historical maps, weather maps, nautical maps, military maps, census maps, and astronomical maps, this third revised edition contains:
-- the most current maps of Russia and Eastern Europe;
-- a new section on the age of exploration;
-- the most up-to-date information about map software;
-- a completely new section on how to have a professional map made;
-- the latest information about the new generation of maps based on the 1990 census.

Whether you want maps of airports or zip codes, highways, hurricanes, or hidden treasure, The Map Catalog is the book for you.
From the Trade Paperback edition.

About this title

From Library Journal

The object of this bookand one it carries out very wellis to present general information about the many types of maps available, describe them, and give sources from which to purchase them. It is divided into "Land Maps" (two-thirds of the book), "Sky Maps," "Water Maps," and "Map Products," with appendixes giving major map publishers' addresses and selected map libraries and map stores. It includes only items in print, daringly noting prices. There is some repetition, minor incorrect information (e.g., the National Cartographic Information Center does not sell maps), and some omissions (e.g., a map library closed to the public in Colorado is listed; the largest collection in the state is not), but overall, this is an attractive, very useful book, especially appropriate for reference in public and academic libraries. Mary Larsgaard, Colorado Sch . of Mines Lib., Golden
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

Praise for The Map Catalog:

"The Map Catalog shows that the world is still seen from many perspectives, for the maps described in this practical, handsomely designed guide pinpoint everything from bicycle routes to farms, politics to treasure."

-- Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Contains serious pleasures both for browsers and for those who will act on its ample guidance." -- Scientific American

"Map lovers will be fascinated by this guide to every kind of map available from governmental and commercial sources."

-- Washington Post Book World
From the Trade Paperback edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0679727671
• ISBN 13: 9780679727675
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 364
• Editor: Joel Makower, Cathryn Poff, Laura Bergheim