Mapping Virginia From the Age of Exploration to the Civil War oversize AS NEW

Wooldridge, William C.

Published by University of Virginia Press, Charlottesville, 2012

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Demy table, [11.5 by 9.75inches], full gilt-embossed crimson-coloured cloth sans dust jacket, pp. xv, 376, indexed. Illustrated with a pletora of maps, colour plates &tc. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. . As one of the chief gateways to the earliest exploration and settlement of the North American continent, Virginia was the subject of much imaginative thought and practical scrutiny. Not surprisingly, it possesses a fascinating cartographical heritage. Moving from the years preceding Jamestown to the dawn of the postbellum era, Mapping Virginia represents the most comprehensive available selection of printed maps from Virginia s first three hundred years. Beginning with the first, tentative renderings of the mid-Atlantic coast in the sixteenth century, the book provides a detailed listing of the vast majority of the printed maps canvassing Virginia before 1830. A large group of maps depicting Virginia during the Civil War is also included. The maps are all reproduced through abundant illustrations, and each is placed in its historical context. . "Bill Wooldridge's 'Mapping Virginia' addresses the question of what Virginia maps say about Virginia history. More than presenting a history of Virginia's borders, Wooldridge analyzes and explores each map's underlying message to uncover a comprehensive and captivating story. Ultimately, 'Mapping Virginia' is a book about Virginia's evolving identity represented through mapping". -Albemarle Magazine In exceptionally good condition. Seller Inventory # 24735

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mapping Virginia From the Age of Exploration...

Publisher: University of Virginia Press, Charlottesville

Publication Date: 2012

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: First Impression.