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The Art Of The Map: An Illustrated History Of Map Elements And EmbellishmentsStock informationGeneral Fields
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Description* This lavishly illustrated history of the golden age of cartography, from the 16th through to the 19th centuries, explores not only the embellishments on maps but also what they reveal about the world in which they were created. Author descriptionDennis Reinhartz is professor emeritus of the University of Texas at Arlington, where he spent 35 five years as a professor of history and Russian. He has edited and contributed chapters to numerous academic books, including Mapping of Empire: Soldier-Engineers on the Southwest Frontier and The Mapping of the American Southwest. |