Maps and map-makers [Pre-Christian geography to Ptolemy -- The Arabs and medieval Europe -- Italy -- Germany, Austria and Switzerland -- Holland and Belgium -- French cartography -- English map-makers -- English marine atlases -- The county maps of England and Wales -- Large-scale county maps of England -- English county atlases -- Scotland and Ireland -- Africa -- America -- Australia -- Scandinavia]

London, Batsford, 1949, 1949. Book. Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 2nd ed ; vii, 128 pages, illustrations, charts, facsimiles (1 color), maps (including 6 color) 26 cm ; ISBN: 0713407220; 9780713407228 ; LC: G201; Dewey: 526.8/09 ; OCLC: 912606 ; faded blue cloth in color pictorial dustjacket ; [T]races the history of maps chiefly through the achievements of te great map-makes, mainly English and Dutch, but also belonging to Arabia, Italy, France, Germany and othe rcountries. Each chapter deals with the maps of a particular country and after each is a list of particular value to the collector giving the most important maps of that country and their dates. ; "a classic work on mapmaking and the ideas of major mapmakers serves as a guide for students, collectors, and general readers and illuminates the course of world history " ; Contents: Pre-Christian geography to Ptolemy -- The Arabs and medieval Europe -- Italy -- Germany, Austria and Switzerland -- Holland and Belgium -- French cartography -- English map-makers -- English marine atlases -- The county maps of England and Wales -- Large-scale county maps of England -- English county atlases -- Scotland and Ireland -- Africa -- America -- Australia -- Scandinavia ; G/VG.