The Cartography of North America: 1500-1800 by Portinaro, Pierluigi And Franco Knirsch - 1987

Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books, 1987. With 200 full color and 100 b&w illustrations. Contains 180 extensively captioned maps and valuable background information on such subjects as the history of cartography, the history of New World exploration, and the evolution of mapmaking techniques. this is a large book and International orders will require additional postage;. Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 9.5 x 13".

Book Sales, 1999-05-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 12x9x1. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Edge rubbed. Faint foxing to top edge. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

Chartwell books, Inc., 1987. Very Good. Portinaro, Pierluigi. The Cartography of North America, 1500-1800. Knirsch, Franco. Edison, NJ: Chartwell books, Inc., 1987. 320pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 4to. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Edges lightly rubbed and former owner's name on title page. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Light rubbing to extremities.

Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books, Inc., 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. VG/VG, hc, blue cloth binding with silver colored text on the spine, blue colored end-papers, 320 pages. Interior clean, bright and tight. DJ enclosed in protective sleeve, no wear to dj, no chips or tears. Most map plates are color.

Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1987. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 13.0x9.8x1.2in. new but with shelf wear to bottom of boards, dust jacket with small tear at bottom edge of rear panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 200 full color and 100 black-and-white illustrations. 320pp 5.23lb 13.0x9.8x1.2in

Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 0785810552 . As Europeans began visiting the New World after 1492, they made maps of the hemisphere, as they knew it. Many of these early maps are reproduced in this volume, starting with Juan de la Cosa's "Portolan World Chart", which he painted on oxhide in 1500. With 171 color plates, among a total of 200 color and 100 black & white illustrations. This work first published in Italy by White Star Edizione and has been rendered into English by unspecified translator(s). --- In full blue paper-covered boards with silver spine titling. Volume wrapped in dust jacket with representative map to front panel. --- With moderate wear to cover edges otherwise a bright and intact copy. Jacket with small tears, particularly at extremities but remaining mostly intact and bright; wrapped in removable archival mylar protector. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges… Read More

Book Sales, 1999. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Shelf wear to dust jacket.

Chartwell Books, 1987. Hardcover. Good. Original blue boards, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, (full page) illustrations in colour and b/w, small folio.

Book Sales, 1999. Hardcover. New/As New.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Chartwell Books, 1999. 320pp/illus. Portinaro and co-author Franco Knirsch present 180 extensively captioned maps, nearly all in full color, with more than 90 supplementary illustrations, as well as biographical on the foremost cartographers, and much other information. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.