Collectors' guide to maps of the African continent and Southern Africa

First edition. The aim of this book is to provide an easy alphabetical guide to the collector of the early printed maps of the whole continent of Africa, including the Cape of Good Hope. The author lists and describes nearly 500 maps dated 1486 to 1886, with the full title, maker's name and often a short biography , size, date, edition or re-issue, and significant internal changes and variaitons for each. The introduction discusses many aspects of map production of value to the collector. Illustrated with more than 100 full-page reproductions of period maps, 6 in color. An important aid to identification for collectors, librarians and booksellers. Randeria bookplate on front pastedown. Dust jacket price clipped. ii , xvi, 132, +100 plates. cloth, dust jacket. large 8vo..