The Round Earth on Flat Paper: Map Projections Used by Cartographers; Map Services of the National Geographic Society
by Chamberlin, Wellman
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Washington, D. C.: National Geographic Society, 1947 Book. Illus. by Charles E. Riddiford. Very Good +. Pamphlet. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. 126 pp. profuse illustrated, and with a laid-in note from the National Geographic Society. First Edition, 1947. Pamphlet. 1" closed to bottom spine with very light additional external wear. No markings, tight binding, pages clean, white and bright. 7" x 10". Original printed wrappers in protective sleeve. Map Services of the National Geographic Society by Gilbert Grosvenor; Projections Used for National Geographic Society Maps; The Round Earth on Flat Paper -- Map Projections Used by Cartographers by Wellman Chamberlin with drawings by Charles E Riddiford; Eleven Typical Maps from the National Geographic Magazine; National Geographic Society Ten-Color Maps. 107 illustrations from photographs; 18 pages of maps from the National Geographic Magazine..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005506
- Title
- The Round Earth on Flat Paper: Map Projections Used by Cartographers; Map Services of the National Geographic Society
- Author
- Chamberlin, Wellman
- Illustrator
- Charles E. Riddiford
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D. C.
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- GEOGRAPHY & MAPS FLAT-MAP PROJECTIONS THE EARTH AMERICANA
- Bookseller catalogs
- GEOGRAPHY & MAPS;
- Size
- Large Octavo
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