Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers: Supplement Tapa dura - 1985

Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York, first edition, 1985. Cloth, 8vo,. x, 116 pp. From the blurb: "Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, already the most comprehensive work of its kind, has now been expanded and completed by the inclusion of new or updated information on over three thousand cartographers. The new information in the Supplement is the result of research by scholars and collectors who have made their work available to Mr. Tooley. The total number of mapmakers dealt with in the Dictionary and the Supplement now approaches the staggering figure of twenty-five thousand. These works, the first of their kind to be produced in English, are the revised, expanded, and completed editions of an incomplete series of listings that appeared intermittently in the now discontinued "Map Collector's Circle." It is the result of a lifetime devoted to maps and cartography that has enabled the author to produce this definitive work. These volumes offer a unique source of information about… Leer más

USA: A. R. Liss, 1985. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (28 x 20 cm). In English. [x], 116 p., b/w ills. and maps. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers: Supplement. "The credentials of the author are well known to professionals in the history of cartography and to map collectors all over the world. Mr. Tooley's long professional life has been devoted to the study of maps and atlases. His book 'Maps and map-makers (originally published in 1949) sold widely in Britain, Europe, and the United States and has gone into many editionss. For many years he was editor of 'Map collector's circle' and is now co-editor of 'Map collector'. He was written, edited, and contributed widely.".

A.R. Liss, 1985. Hardcover. New. STORED NEW PHOTOS OF BOOK EMAILED UPON REQUEST