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Storrs-Mansfield.: Maurizio Martino Publisher., No date. Limited edition, 350 copies. Reprint of the 1958 edition.. Green cloth, gilt spine title.. Very good, no dust jacket.. 31x23 cm.. Volume 2 only (of 6). Heavy book, will require extra shipping. weight: 3.7 lb. Illustrated with maps, some folding.
MAPPING THE TRANSMISSISSIPPI WEST, 1540-1861. by Wheat, Carl I - 1957 - 1963
by Wheat, Carl I
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MAPPING THE TRANSMISSISSIPPI WEST, 1540-1861.
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San Francisco: Institute of Historical Cartography, 1957 - 1963. First edition. Five volumes bound in six; folio; profusely illustrated with over 300 facsimile maps, many are folding and some in color. Original folio tan boards with gold stamped green spine with gilt lettering. Limited to 1000 sets Twenty-five years of scholarly research went into the production of this work. A reference work on the history of cartography from the first Spanish Explorations through the Government surveys. The importance of the maps and their historical context are discussed. The definitive reference in the field. Streeter 4416.
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- Publisher Institute of Historical Cartography
- Place of Publication San Francisco
- Date Published 1957 - 1963
- Keywords MAP; WESTERN AMERICANA; VOYAGE & TRAVEL; REFERENCE,SETS
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Mapping the Transmississippi West, 1540-1861; Volume 2 - From Lewis and Clark to Fremont,1804-1845.
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Mapping the Transmississippi West, 1540-1861
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Martino Publishing, 6/15/2004. Hardcover. New. 5 volumes in 3. Brand new. OUT OF PRINT. Hardcover. Publishers green cloth. Fine binding and covers. Clean, unmarked pages. Contents: v. 1. The Spanish entrada to the Louisiana Purchase, 1540-1804 --v. 2. From Lewis and Clark to Fremont, 1804-1845 --v. 3. From the Mexican War to the boundary surveys, 1846-1854 --v. 4. From the Pacific Railroad surveys to the onset of the Civil War, 1855-1860 --v. 5. From the Civil War to the Geological Survey. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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Mapping the Transmississippi West 1540-1861. [5 Volumes in 6, Complete, Plus Prospectus Volume]
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San Francisco: The Institute of Historical Cartography. Near Fine. 1957-1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Volumes 1-4 with light offset tanning from plain brown paper jackets that the volumes were originally issued with. ; In an addition of 1000 copies, designed by the Grabhorn Press. Green cloth backs, lettered in gilt and linen over boards; over 300 reproductions of historical maps, many folding. Without the plain paper jackets. The Prospectus Volume bound the same , contains 8 printed leaves, reproducing title pages for volumes 2 through 5, along with descriptions of the project, and reviews. This followed by 7 blank leaves. There are two 8 page printed announcements, one inserted at first title page, the other laid in ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; Volume One, The Spanish Entrada to the Louisiana Purchase, 1540-1804; Volume Two, From Lewis and Clark to Fremont, 1804-1845; Volume Three, From the Mexican War to the Boundary Surveys 1846-1854; Volume Four, From the Pacific Railroad…
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Mapping the Transmississippi West, 1540-1861
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San Francisco: Institute of Historical Cartography, 1957. First Edition. Five volumes in six (Volume Five in two parts). Folio [36.5 cm.] 1/4 green publisher's buckram over tan cloth boards. Titles gilt on backstrips. All volumes in fine in the original plain brown shipping dust jackets. Tasteful bookplate on the front pastedown of all volumes. This is the nicest set of this landmark work that we have handled. Extra charges apply on this item due to weight. The definitive work on American cartography, with hundreds of maps (some folding) and corresponding in-depth descriptions. Volume One designed and printed by the Grabhorn press. The remaining volumes printed by Taylor and Taylor in the same style as Volume One. A must for any collector of Western Exploration. The importance of this to collectors and cartographers can not be overstated. Volume One: The Spanish Entrada to the Louisiana Purchase, 1540-1804 (264 pp.) Volume Two: From Lewis and Clark to Fremont, 1804-1845 (281 pp.) Volume Three: From…
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WHEAT, Carl I. Mapping the Transmississippi West 1540-1861...Orig. cloth-backed linen boards. Folios. San Francisco: Institute of Historical Cartography, 1957-63. 5 vols in 6. First edition. Limited to 1000 sets printed by the Grabhorn Press. Fine.
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MAPPING THE TRANSMISSISSIPPI WEST 1540-1861.
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San Francisco: Institute of Historical Cartography, 1957-1963., 1957-1963.. First edition. First Editions. Folio. Limited to 1000 sets. 5 Volumes in 6. xiv, 264pp.; xiii, 281pp.; xiii, 349pp., xiii, 260pp.; xviii, 487pp. Facsimilies of numerous maps, some color, some folded. Green levant-textured quarter buckram with sage buckram cover. Titles in gilt on spine. Fore-edge and tail left untrimmed. The series was designed by the Grabhorn Press and the first volume was printed by them. Volumes two, three, and four were produced by Taylor & Taylor, and Volume five by James Printing Company, all of San Francisco. The type for all volumes was set by Mackenzie & Harris, Inc.. This five-volume work describes the maps of Western America from the earliest cartographic conjectures to Spanish explorations of the fifteenth century, through early exploration and overland travel up to the beginnings of the great surveys and the Civil War. Dale Morgan's contribution to this classic work was greater than…
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