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Mapping America : exploring the continent
- Title
- Mapping America : exploring the continent / [Frank Jacobs, Fritz Kessler].
- Author
- Jacobs, Frank.
- Publication
- London : Black Dog Pub., c2010.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Map Div. 11-3564 | Schwarzman Building - Map Division Room 117 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Kessler, Fritz.
- Description
- 239 p. : maps; 30 cm.
- Summary
- "Mapping America: Exploring the Continent is a beautifully illustrated survey of America's cartographic landscape, featuring an array of maps that document its development, from early engravings, to the latest satellite technology. Following on from Mapping New York, Mapping England and Mapping London, Mapping America takes a similar approach in its presentation, thematically arranging a vivid collection of historic, demographic, cultural and artistic maps to aid the reader on their journey. Featuring four centuries of maps that depict the changing landscape of North America, Mapping America charts the continent through numerous landmark events and uprisings, including the Civil War, the Civil Rights Movement, and more recent concerns, such as the environment and terrorism. From early maps depicting the country's colonial beginnings, through to contemporary maps depicting America today, the book presents the reader with a multi-faceted view of the North American physical and cultural landscape; from maps showing the electoral routes of Presidential campaigns, to the diminishing native communities shown in census maps, to the artistic, the imaginative and fantastic depictions of contemporary America."--Publisher's description.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Introduction -- America: the future of mapping since 1507 -- Symbolizing America -- Discovering the continent -- Describing the continent -- Navigating the continent -- Imagining the continent.
- Call Number
- Map Div. 11-3564
- ISBN
- 9781907317088 (hbk.)
- 1907317082 (hbk.)
- OCLC
- 636920646
- Author
- Jacobs, Frank.
- Title
- Mapping America : exploring the continent / [Frank Jacobs, Fritz Kessler].
- Imprint
- London : Black Dog Pub., c2010.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Added Author
- Kessler, Fritz.
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 11-3564