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very large b&w illustrated (entire cover~front, rear & spine~antique map) hardbound folio ~ 2º. very large & heavy ("coffee table" size book), international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining. ~ first edition so stated. first printing. (# 1 in # line)~ Please Note: book is larger than scanner so the photos are a bit cropped. full color endpapers. full color illustrated ½ title, frontis. & title pg. 266p. glossy pages throughout. very page illustrated, mostly in full color. many full page & double page plates. acknowedgments. cartobibliograpy. index. world history. cartography. geography. archaeology. art history. exploration. travel. cosmology. religion. ~ A richly illustrated exploration of maps and mapmaking, Cartographia celebrates the work of those who have mapped the world from the dawn of civilization to the present. In a text that journeys beyond the basic geographical facts, each map becomes a visual record of human endeavor~ of diverse cultural, social, and economic landscapes~and each has a tale of wonder to tell. These maps, in their amazingly various forms, are models of time, diaries of intrigue, and illuminating works of art. Together they provide a unique vision of how the world and our understanding of it have changed over the past several centuries. More than 200 maps, selected from the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress ~ the largest cartographic collection in the world ~ are reproduced in this sumptuous volume. Some of the rarest and most spectacular maps ever made are featured here, including: ~The Waldseemuller Map of the World from 1507, the first to include the designation "America". ~ Pages from Ortelius's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum of 1570, considered the first modern atlas. ~ Rare maps from Africa, Asia, and Oceania that challenge traditional Western perspectives. ~ William Faulkner's hand~drawn 1936 map of the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi. ~ A 2001 map of the human genome. With their accompanying stories, the vivid color plates in Cartographia introduce the reader to an exciting new way of reading maps as travelogues~as living histories from the earliest imaginings about planet Earth to our current attempts at charting cyberspace, the latest of our "last frontiers.". Seller Inventory # 6241603
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