DISCOVERING ANTIQUE MAPS, Alan G Hodgkiss, Shire, new

DISCOVERING ANTIQUE MAPS, by Alan G Hodgkiss, a Shire Book, new. Illustrated throughout with black/white pictures.

This book is designed as an introduction to the history and varied aspects of early map-making. It begins with a discussion of the topographical detail and the decorative treatment of features such as the cartouche, border and scale. This is followed by an outline of the earliest forms of cartography and an account of early printed maps from c.1500. Regional mapping in Britain from 1570 to the early days of Ordnance Survey is dealt with chronologically and there are chapters on specialised types of cartography – town plans, route maps, marine charts – and a brief look at some of the more unusual aspects of mapmaking from maps as the basis of educational games to tapestry and mosaic maps. Illustrated throughout.

Softcover published by Shire Publications, 2007, 120-pages, indexed, new. Size 11cm wide x 18cm high.

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