Cartographic Treasures of the Newberry Library

Summary

What makes a map a treasure? This volume is an extended meditation on this simple question that defies a simple answer.The maps included are some of the library's oldest, rarest, and most exquisite treasures, and also some of the "common" maps, still capturing the spirit of the age.

Product details

• Authors: Newberry Library
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 01.04.2002
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias
• EAN: 9780911028713
• ISBN: 978-0-911028-71-3
• Pages: 104
• Dimensions (packing): 2.2 x 2.8 x 0.1 cm
• Weight (packing): 510 g
• Subjects: REFERENCE / Bibliographies & Indexes, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Art, TRAVEL / Maps & Road Atlases, Travel maps, Antiques & collectables: pictures, prints & maps, Bibliographies, catalogues, Travel and Leisure maps