Explore the history of American maps with a comprehensive bibliography that links the Library of Congress’s holdings to centuries of cartography.
This nonfiction work surveys how American maps have been collected, cataloged, and studied, revealing rare items and the stories behind them.
The book presents a subject-chronological view of cartography, explaining how maps were collected, described, and organized. It shows how scholars identify significant works, assess sources, and trace the evolution of mapmaking in America.
- Understand how cartography is documented and classified in a major library collection.
- Discover the range of maps, from early explorations to later atlases and state or county plans.
- Learn how bibliographies organize sources and guide further study of American maps.
- See examples of how historical maps illuminate geography, exploration, and history.
Ideal for readers of historical reference works, library science, and anyone curious about how cartography shapes our view of the world.