Virginia - Mapping the Old Dominion State through History (Rare and Unusual Maps from the Library of Congress)

Vincent Virga and Emilee Hines

ISBN 10: 0762760117 / ISBN 13: 9780762760114

Published by Globe Pequot Press, Guilford CT, 2010

About this Item

In-depth collection of rare, historically significant maps and narrative captions. Mint new copy of HB 1st, collectible. 9 x 10, 447 pp, color maps & illus, notes, maroon endpapers. Hardcover in color pictorial boards, in translucent jacket.

Seller Inventory # 27711

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Virginia - Mapping the Old Dominion State through History (Rare and Unusual Maps from the Library of Congress)
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, Guilford CT
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762760117
• ISBN 13: 9780762760114
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st edition, 1st printing.
• Condition: New/New.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

About this title

Synopsis

These books, produced from the archives of the Library of Congress and edited by Vincent Virga, offer a glimpse into the history of the United States through rare historical full-color maps, narrative captions, and short essays. Combining 50 rare, beautiful, and diverse maps of the Prairie State from the collections of the Library of Congress, a foreword by Vincent Virga about the Library of Congress collection and the Illinois maps, informative captions about the origins and contents of those maps, and essays on state history, this book is a collectible for cartography buffs and a celebration of Illinois for residents, former residents, and visitors.

About the Author

Vincent Virga has been called, "America's foremost picture editor." He is the coauthor of Eyes of the Nation and the author of Cartographia: Mapping Civilizations, produced in cooperation with the Library of Congress.

 

Scotti McAuliff Cohn is a freelance writer and editor living in Bloomington, Illinois. She is the author of two picture books for young children: One Wolf Howls (Sylvan Dell Publishing, 2009) and Big Cat, Little Kitty (Sylvan Dell Publishing, 2011). She has also written eight books published by the Globe Pequot Press, including It Happened in Chicago, Chicago Curiosities, and Illinois: Mapping the Prairie State through History. Her other books for Globe include Beyond Their Years: Stories of 16 Civil War Children, Liberty's Children: Stories of 11 Revolutionary War Children, It Happened in North Carolina, and More than Petticoats: Remarkable North Carolina Women.