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Connecticut: Mapping the Nutmeg State Through History: Rare and Unusual Maps from the Library of Congress Tapa dura - 2010

Name: Connecticut: Mapping the Nutmeg State through History: Rare and Unusual Maps from the Library of Congress (Mapping the States through History)
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Author: Virga, Vincent, McCain, Diana Ross
ISBN: 9780762760053

de Vincent Virga; Diana Ross McCain

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Información de la editorial

These books, produced from the archives of the Library of Congress and edited by Vincent Virga, offer a glimpse into the history of the United States through rare historical full-color maps, narrative captions, and short essays. Combining 50 rare, beautiful, and diverse maps of the Nutmeg State from the collections of the Library of Congress, a foreword by Vincent Virga about the Library of Congress collection and the Connecticut maps, informative captions about the origins and contents of those maps, and essays on state history, this book is a collectible for cartography buffs and a celebration of Connecticut for residents, former residents, and visitors.

Detalles

Título Connecticut: Mapping the Nutmeg State Through History: Rare and Unusual Maps from the Library of Congress
Autor Vincent Virga; Diana Ross McCain
Encuadernación Tapa dura
Edición First
Páginas 128
Volúmenes 1
Idioma ENG
Editorial Globe Pequot Press, Guilford
Fecha de publicación 2010-11
Ilustrado Sí
ISBN 9780762760053 / 0762760052
Peso 1.7 libras (0.77 kg)
Dimensiones 9.8 x 8.5 x 0.7 pulgadas (24.89 x 21.59 x 1.78 cm)
Library of Congress subjects Connecticut, Atlases
Dewey Decimal Code 911

Acerca del autor

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. Diana Ross McCain has written about Connecticut's past for more than 25 years and holds bachelor's and master's degrees in history. A frequent contributor to Early American Life and Connecticut magazines, and The Hartford Courant, McCain wrote the award-winning publication To All on Equal Terms, the story of Connecticut's official state heroine, Prudence Crandall.

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