Antique maps /

Moreland, Carl, 1910-

Antique maps / Carl Moreland and David Bannister. - Third edition. - 326 pages : illustrations, maps (some colour) ; 26 cm. - Christie's collectors guides . - Christie's collectors guides. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-315) and index.

Foreword to the Third Edition -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Map Making -- A Brief Historical Survey -- The Printing of Old Maps -- Hereford World Map -- Nuremberg Chronicle -- Road Maps, Atlases and Road Books -- Sea Charts and Atlases -- Town Plans -- Topographical Maps and Surveys -- Playing Cards -- 'Here be Dragons.' Myths and Legends on Old Maps -- Map Makers -- Introduction -- Italy -- Germany and Austria -- Holland and Belgium -- France -- England and Wales -- Scotland -- Ireland -- Maps of the British Isles -- Portugal, Spain, Scandinavia, Switzerland, Russia and Poland -- Maps of the World and the Continents -- The World -- The Americas -- Africa -- Asia -- Australasia -- Europe -- Map Collecting -- Buying Maps and Forming a Collection -- Biographical Supplement -- Appendix A Editions of Ptolemy's Geographia -- Appendix B Blaeu/Jansson Maps of the English and Welsh Counties -- Appendix C Historical Chart - Map Making 600BC-AD1800 -- Bibliography -- Index. Pt. I. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Pt. II. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15. Ch. 16. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Ch. 19. Ch. 20. Pt. III. Ch. 21.

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Early maps--Collectors and collecting

GA197.3 / .M67 1989

912.09

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