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MAPS IN THOSE DAYS: CARTOGRAPHIC METHODS BEFORE 1850

by J.H. Andrews

Published by Four Courts Press. 1st IRELAND. 2009

Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper. Brown boards with gilt title to spine. B/w maps and illustrations.

Bumping and wear to cover edges and corners. Some grubby marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with a few small nicks and marks.

ISBN: 9781846821882
Stock no. 2140532

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Contents

  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • 1 Map history miniaturised
  • 2 A science of facts?
  • 3 So many guess plots
  • 4 Strict dimensuration
  • 5 Remarkable objects
  • 6 A survey in its literal sense
  • 7 Laid down in our drafts
  • 8 So strangely distorted
  • 9 One fair card or map
  • 10 Going in the dark
  • 11 All marked with lines
  • 12 The true features of the ground
  • 13 In no case arbitrary sounds
  • 14 Shadowed and counterfeited
  • 15 Cunningly compiled and made
  • 16 Into more finished form
  • 17 Forbear much writing
  • 18 To deck and beautify your plot
  • 19 Maps and society
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Index

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