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The curious map book / Ashley Baynton-Williams.

Summary:

"With The Curious Map Book, Ashley Baynton-Williams gathers an amazing, chronologically ordered variety of cartographic gems mainly from the vast collection of the British Library. He has unearthed a wide array of the whimsical and fantastic, from maps of board games to political ones, maps of the Holy Land to maps of the human soul. In his illuminating introduction, Baynton-Williams also identifies and expounds upon key themes of map production, peculiar styles, and the commerce and collection of unique maps. This incredible volume offers a wealth of gorgeous illustrations for anyone who is cartographically curious."--Publisher's description.

Record details

ISBN: 9780226237152
ISBN: 022623715X
Physical Description: 240 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
Publisher: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:	This collection is a curation of cartographic curiosities from the British Library collections.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The curious maps -- The dawn of mapmaking (to 1594) -- Early published maps (1598-1760) -- Commercial cartography and education (1760-1850) -- The Victorian era and growth of the mass market (1850) -- Cartobibliographical details.