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California: Mapping the Golden State Through History
Jones, Ray; Virga, Vincent
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Description for California: Mapping the Golden State Through History
Hardback. Combining 50 rare, beautiful, and diverse maps of California from the collections of the Library of Congress, informative captions about the origins and contents of those maps, and essays on Golden State history, this book is a collectible for cartography buffs and a celebration of state history for residents, former residents, and visitors. Series: Mapping the States Through History. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 50.
A stirring trip through the history of the Golden State through gloriously detailed, fascinating maps from the Library of Congress - 50 full-color historical maps from the Library of Congress- Informative captions on each map’s origins- Essays by California author Ray Jones on how maps reflect the history, culture, and sensibilities of the state and its residents through time- A foreword by Vincent Virga describing the library’s collection and the state’s maps About Mapping States Through History This is the first series to assemble—in full color, state-by-state—an in-depth collection of rare, historically significant maps of the cities, states, ... Read more
A stirring trip through the history of the Golden State through gloriously detailed, fascinating maps from the Library of Congress - 50 full-color historical maps from the Library of Congress- Informative captions on each map’s origins- Essays by California author Ray Jones on how maps reflect the history, culture, and sensibilities of the state and its residents through time- A foreword by Vincent Virga describing the library’s collection and the state’s maps About Mapping States Through History This is the first series to assemble—in full color, state-by-state—an in-depth collection of rare, historically significant maps of the cities, states, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Series
Mapping the States Through History
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Old Saybrook, United States
ISBN
9780762745302
SKU
V9780762745302
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About Jones, Ray; Virga, Vincent
Vincent Virga has been called, "America's foremost picture editor." He is the coauthor of Eyes of the Nation and the author of Cartographia: Mapping Civilizations, produced in cooperation with the Library of Congress. Ray Jones is the author or coauthor of numerous books on history and travel. The founding editor of Albuquerque Living magazine and a former writing coach at ... Read more
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