From a contributing editor for "The Atlantic" comes an epic adventure story about the creation of the map that introduced Europe to America and ushered in the New World.
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From a contributing editor for "The Atlantic" comes an epic adventure story about the creation of the map that introduced Europe to America and ushered in the New World.
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Seller's Description:
Very good in very good dust jacket. Has a remainder mark. No writing. Minor shelf wear and page aging. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 462 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Line drawings, black & white, Maps, Figures. Audience: General/trade.
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Fine in very good dust jacket. Hardcover with dust jacket-glossy pictorial plastic over boards. Illustrated matte DJ, with framed cutout on front to show map on pictorial board. Sewn binding. 480 pages; deckle edges, with 11 plates of illustrations, end notes, bibliography, index. 1st Edition, 1st Printing (full number line, no remainder mark). CONDITION: Book AS NEW, binding square and tight, pages bright and unmarked; DJ VERY GOOD, light rubbing and edge wear, 1" closed tear on front; not clipped, protected in a clear archival (Mylar) cover. CONTENT: The story of Amerigo Vespucci and the making of the fifteenth century map by Waldseemuller and Ringmann that showed the New World for the first time. The author shows how the discovery of America helped 16th century scholars to produce maps as we know them today. "Brilliantly conceived and painstakingly researched, an original take on the European discovery of America."--Robert D. Kaplan. >Guaranteed secure packaging, free tracking, and no-hassle return policy.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. A fine condition, lightly read book. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 462 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Line drawings, black & white, Maps, Figures. Audience: General/trade. A masterpiece of cartographic literature that is very useful in the understanding of America's early history.
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New in New jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. 1st Printing. This is a New and Unread copy of the first edition (1st printing). NOT a remainder copy. Includes Index, Bibliography, Illustrations.
