Author: Allen, Phillip

Atlas of atlases : the map maker's vision of the world : atlases from the Cadbury Collection, Birmingham Central Library
Date1992
Publish_locationNew York
PublisherHarry N. Abrams
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeAtlas
Series
ShelfAdmin. Office
Call NumberG1025.A36 1992
Description1 atlas (160 p.) : color ill., color maps ; 32 cm.
Note

The Atlas of atlases : the map maker's vision of the world : atlases from the Cadbury Collection, Birmingham Central Library by Phillip Allen.
"Editor, Gwen Rigby; assistant editor, Anthony Livesey; art director, David Fordham"--T.p. verso.
"Copyright 1992 Marshall Editions Developments Limited. ... a Marshall Edition"--T.p. verso.
Reduced reproductions of maps and ill. from atlases produced 1482-1897.
Includes indexes.
The classical and medieval tradition -- The era of exploration -- The dominance of the Dutch -- The age of empires -- The modern age.
Scales differ. ***Graphic resource

Multimedia
SubjectMaps--Facsimiles Cartography--History Atlases--History Cadbury, William A. (William Adlington), 1867-1957--Map collections Cadbury Collection (Birmingham Central Library)
ISBN0810939185
LCCN92-9605