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Historical atlases: the first three hundred years, 1570-1870 / Walter Goffart (Book)

Historical atlases: the first three hundred years, 1570-1870
Title:Historical atlases: the first three hundred years, 1570-1870 / Walter Goffart
Author:Goffart, Walter, 1934-
Publisher:Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, c2003
Brief description:Beginning in the 16th century and continuing down to the late 19th, Walter Goffart discusses milestones in the origins of historical atlases as well as individual maps illustrating historical events.
Description:xxiii, 603 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0226300714
Subjects:Cartography - History
Historical geography - Maps
Alternate title:Historical atlases, 1570-1870
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Description (full):"Historical Atlases" should soon take its place as a valuable reference on its subject. Historians of cartography, mediaevalists, and anyone seriously interested in the role of maps in portraying history should find it useful.
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