Cartographic Sources in the Rosenberg Library [still in SHRINKWRAP]

Taliaferro, Henry G.; & Jane A. Kenamore; Uli Haller

ISBN 10: 0890961611 / ISBN 13: 9780890961612

Published by Texas A & M University Press, College Station, 1988

About this Item

College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 1988. A gorgeous, pristine copy in PERFECT condition. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Described and fully annotated here are more than 550 important maps that document the cartographic development of Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and adjacent coasts. Also described are 16th and 17th century maps of North America that illustrate European exploration of the New World. Illustrated with 10 maps including 5 in full color. Based on the extensive map collection of the Rosenberg Library in Galveston. Bound in the original green cloth, stamped in shiny gold. Complete with pristine dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo. xiii, 234pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cartographic Sources in the Rosenberg Library [still in SHRINKWRAP]
• Publisher: Texas A & M University Press, College Station
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0890961611
• ISBN 13: 9780890961612
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Maps / Cartography

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Synopsis

The Texas coast remained for a long time one of the least-known stretches of the American Atlantic littoral, and Galveston Bay, the coast's most prominent feature, was not even shown by commercial mapmakers until 1799. The extensive cartographic collection of the Rosenberg Library in Galveston documents the development of cartography for this region. The Rosenberg holds maps that show Galveston Bay from 1725 on, as well as the rest of Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and adjacent coasts. Its maps illustrate European exploration of the New World during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and the development of Texas during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This detailed guide to the important cartographic collection at the Rosenberg is selective, with entries describing and relating the history of more than 550 of the most significant and useful maps in the library's holdings. Included are many original maps as well as photostats of rare or otherwise inaccessible maps. The descriptions focus on developments in Galveston and along the Texas coast but include other relevant topics as well. A generous scholarly introduction by Henry G. Taliaferro III traces the early cartography of the Texas coast, evaluating the importance of various documents and placing them in historical perspective.

About the Author

Jane A. Kenamore, archivist at the Art Institute of Chicago, is also editor of Manuscript Sources in the Rosenberg Library: A Selective Guide.Uli Haller is former assistant archivist at the Rosenberg.