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

Vincent Virga and Emilee Hines

ISBN 10: 0762745339 / ISBN 13: 9780762745333

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 # 27713

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: 0762745339
• ISBN 13: 9780762745333
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st edition, 1st printing.
• Condition: New/New.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

About this title

Synopsis

Combining 50 rare, beautiful, and diverse maps of the Commonwealth of Virginia from the collections of the Library of Congress, 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 Virginia 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.

Emilee Hines is a native Virginian who taught history, English, and creative writing for thirty years before retiring. A historian by training, with a master's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she is author of It Happened in Virginia (Globe Pequot), More than Petticoats: Remarkable Virginia Women (TwoDot), and seven volumes of Old Virginia Houses.