The History of Cartography, Volume 3, Part 2: Cartography in the European Renaissance

Measures 11 x 8 1/2 in.; 28 x 21.6 cm. 1172 pages, 40 color plates, 385 halftones, 10 tables. CONDITION/BINDING: New. Publisher's gray cloth, gilt lettering, pictorial dust-jacket. CONSIDERED AN UNSURPASSABLE STANDARD IN ITS FIELD, volume 3 of the landmark History of Cartography treats the period from 1450 to 1650, long considered the most important in the history of European mapping. Detailed histories of mapping in such well-documented regions as Italy and Spain, it also breaks significant new ground in its treatment of Scandavia, East-Central Europe, and Russia. Includes interpretive essays on the technological, scientific, cultural and social aspects of cartography. Part 2 of 2. Our intention is to offer the highest quality selections at the lowest cost.