About this title: This illustrated history of cartography provides an accessible profile of artistic and technological innovations in mapmaking throughout the centuries, while emphasizing the importance of this science to world events and space exploration.
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Edition: first edition-second printing
Binding: hardback binding
Publisher: Knopf, N.Y.
Date Published: cr.1981
Description: b/w illustrations-maps. book is in good+ condition. -1/4 brown cloth spine over tan paper board cover. 7 x 9 1/2 inches jacket is in good+ condition. 414 pgs. Story of the great pioneers in cartography-from antiquity to the space age. cartography-history ex-lib. Few marks-no pckt. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A Knopf
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780394461946ISBN:0394461940
Description: A good reading copy only. Dust Jacket may have chips and close tears. A former library book with the usual identifiers in a protective glossy dust jacket covering. -, Hard Cover, Good / Good. read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Very Good. 0394753038 Very Good Condition, No Markings, highlighting or notes, ** Satisfaction Guaranteed ** Orders ship same or next business day. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Random House Inc, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780394753034ISBN:0394753038
Description: Very Good. Clean and smoke free no highlighting. The story of the great pioneers in cartography fron antiquity to the space age. read more
Edition: Later printing
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Inc, New York
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780394753034ISBN:0394753038
Description: Good. The front cover and the first few pages have a bottom corner crease. Book is clean. A nice copy. Retail bookstore open to the general public since 1984. Prompt shipping. read more
Description: Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. 1981. Hardcover. 1 Ed. Used, very good. Very good overall with light to moderate wear. Includes dust jacket. read more
Description: Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. 1982. Paperback. 1st Vintage Books ed Ed. Used, very good. Very good overall with light to moderate wear. No dust jacket. read more
Edition: Reprint. first Vintage Books ed. Illustrated.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780394753034ISBN:0394753038
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. fine condition, many map related illustrations, pages slightly yellow around edges. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 414 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very Good. Knopf, 1986, HC with DJ, 3rd printing. Clean, tight, might be unread, very light wear on book and DJ, gift inscription on first page but no other markings or highlighting, price sticker on back cover. read more
"The facts are all there, and the descriptions, but the writing lacks a certain body or flow. Stick with it, though; it's too full of information to abandon just because it's a bit dry."
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