Two by Two: Twenty-two Pairs of Maps from the Newberry Library Illustrating 500 years of Western Cartographic History

Akerman, James & Robert Karrow - and others

ISBN 10: 0911028528 / ISBN 13: 9780911028522

Published by Chicago : The Newberry Library, 1993

About this Item

Paperback, b/w illustrations of maps, 4to.; Spine slightly discoloured.

Seller Inventory # 344485-KC13

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Two by Two: Twenty-two Pairs of Maps from the Newberry Library Illustrating 500 years of Western Cartographic History
• Publisher: Chicago : The Newberry Library
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0911028528
• ISBN 13: 9780911028522
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

This biography of the legendary mistress of King Louis XV of France offers insights into the life of one of the most enchanting, powerful and feared women to grace the world's stage.

About the Authors

James R. Akerman is curator of maps at the Newberry Library, and director of the library’s Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography.

Robert W. Karrow Jr. is curator of special collections and maps in the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections at the Newberry Library.

David Buisseret is Jenkins and Virginia Garrett Professor of History at the University of Texas, Arlington. He is the author of Historic Illinois from the Air and editor of Monarchs, Ministers, and Maps, both published by the University of Chicago Press.