REFERENCE / Atlases Books

Toronto: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1927. pp: viii, 32, 48. Eighty-four maps in full colour on thirty-two pages. Notes on the maps, statistics of population, chronological history of Canada, Chronology of intercommunication, chronology of Canadian towns, changes in place-names of Canadian history, a working bibliography of books relating to Canadian history. The very scarce dust jacket is somewhat toned to the edges; one-inch closed tear to the top edge of the front panel; lacks about a quarter-inch to the h... more information

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Belleville, Ont:: Mika Silk Screening Limited,, 1972. pp:105. Illustrated with b&w maps of the counties and of the communities within the counties; artists renderings of farms, businesses and notaries of the communities.Bound in brown cloth , lettered to front cover in gilt. A little wear to the extremities. A facsimile of the original atlas published in 1878 by J.H.Meacham & Co. Toronto, with a new introduction by W.F.E. Morley , Curator of Special Collections, Douglas Library, Queens University. ... more information

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London: Phaidon - Christie's Ltd., 1986. pp: [x], 314. Profusely illustrated with b&w reproductions of antique maps plus eight plates in full colour.Appendices, bibliography, index. Very light bumps to the corners. The book is divided into three sections : Map Making, Map Makers, Map Collecting. Covers maps and map makers ( almost 600) between 1450 and 1850. An excellent reference volume for the library of any map collector.. ISBN: 0714880345. Second Edition. Cloth, Gilt Lettering.. Very Good/Near F... more information

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New York: The Viking Press, 1974. pp: [x], 254. Over 350 illustrations, some in colour; maps, documents, engravings, paintings etc. Index. Bound in brown faux leather, titled in gilt to top board and to spine. Bump to foot of spine has caused one-inch split to rear joint. Dust jacket has one-inch tear with creasing to top edge of front panel; loss of half-inch 'vee' to bottom edge of front panel; one-inch taped tear to foot of rear joint. An excellent view of the exploration of North America by way ... more information

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Secaucus, N.J.: The Wellfleet Press., 1990. pp: 184. Illustrated with reproductions of 83 early maps in full colour. Further reading. Dust jacket has a half-inch repaired tear to the top fore-corner of the front panel ; some surface wear to rear panel; one-inch band of fading to top of front panel, just extending onto the spine.Each plate is accompanied by a page giving the cartographer, some background on the map and the date of its publication. A fascinating look at the early maps of North America ( with ... more information

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New York / Amsterdam.: Alan R. Liss, Inc. / Meridian Publishing Co., 1979. pp: xii, 684. Illustrated with portraits and title pages from early atlases and books of maps. A little light soiling to the edges of the text block; diagonal crease to front cover. Preface by Helen Wallis. Abbreviations, works consulted. This milestone reference contains some 21,450 entries recording every person associated with the production of maps from the earliest times to 1900. . ISBN: 0845117025. First Trade Paperback Editio... more information

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Chicago: American Hotel Register Co., 1954. 112pp.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Travel, Atlases, Maps. ... more information

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Chicago: American Hotel Register Co., 1947. 112pp.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Maps, Atlases, Travel. ... more information

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New York: The Crowell Publishing Co., 1906. pp: 166, [2, maps], [2, index]. 81 pages of maps, many being fold-outs to approximately 23".The last map is of the Russo-Japanese War with thumbnail sketch of the war, and is backed with a drawn paln of the Panama Canal. Contains fold-out map of the routes to the Yukon Gold Fields. Several of the fold-outs for the individual states are printed on a much thinner stock than is the bulk of the atlas. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally near fine, except for... more information

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Chicago: American Hotel Register Co., 1956. 112pp.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Atlas. ... more information

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Scarborough, Ont: Fleet Books /Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1982. pp:[vi], [77]. Illustrated with thirty-eight reproductions of early maps and charts in colour and b&w. The maps range from La Nuova Francia...1556 by Giacomo Gastaldi to West Canada 1851 by John Rapkin, Henry Warren and John Tallis.. ISBN: 0770600301. First Trade Paperback Edition.. Illustrated Card Covers.. Near Fine. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Canada, Maps, Exploration, Cartography, Art.. ... more information

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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1987. pp: xviii, 198. Illustrated with sixty-nine full colour plates comprising maps, plans, drawings, artworks, sketches of artefacts, graphs, etc. all with accompanying explication by leading authors in their respective fields. Unlike most historical atlases which tend to deal with geo-politics, this one emphasizes the ordinary life of Canada and looks, especially in this volume, at the small towns and settlements of prehistoric and early Canada.. ISBN: 0802024955. Fi... more information

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New York / Chicago.: Gaylord Watson./ R.A. Tenney., 1885. pp: 250. All maps in colour many double-page. The double-page maps are rear-mounted so that there is no gutter. Approximately fifty pages of maps of USA. Large gazetteer of the United States and Territories. Approximately twenty-five maps of the rest of the world. Forty pages of historical and descriptive facts of the States and Territories of the United States. Historical chronology ( of the world) for one hundred and twenty-four years. The last tw... more information

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Toronto: Miles & Co. / Wilson's Publishing Co. & APMIST Enterprises Ltd., 1996. pp: [2], xxii, 75, [1, ads.], [7, Patrons]. The usual Illustrated Atlas mixture of historical text, maps, portraits, views, advertisements etc. with the last seven pages being a list of the patrons of the Atlas listed by township. Bound in maroon bonded leather, titled and with the royal crest to the top board in gilt. Originally published in 1878 by Miles & Co. of Toronto, " Compiled Drawn and Published fr... more information

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