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Walter William Ristow (1908–2006)

Author of American Maps and Mapmakers: Commercial Cartography in the Nineteenth Century

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Includes the names: Walter W. Ristow, Walter Wililam Ristow

Works by Walter William Ristow

American Maps and Mapmakers: Commercial Cartography in the Nineteenth Century (1985) 19 copies

A la carte;: Selected papers on maps and atlases (1972) 10 copies

Guide to the history of cartography;: An annotated list of references on the history of maps and mapmaking (1973) 10 copies

Nautical Charts on Vellum in the Library of Congress (1977) 6 copies

The emergence of maps in libraries (1980) 4 copies

A Guide to Historical Cartography (1962) 2 copies

Maps for An Emerging Nation: Commercial Cartography in Nineteenth-Century America : An Exhibition at the Library of Congress 1 copy

"The French-Smith Map and Gazetteer of New York State", in Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress, vol. 36, 1st Quarter (1979), pp 68-90 1 copy

"State Maps of the Southeast to 1833," Southeastern Geographer, vol. 6 (1966), pp 33-40 1 copy

Kartensammlung und Kartenbibliothekarswesen in den Vereinigten Staaten : zwei Berichte 1 copy

"State Maps of the Southeast to 1833," 1 copy

Three-Dimensional Maps: An Annotated List of References Relating to the Construction and Use of Terrain Models 1 copy

World Directory of Map Collections (IFLA Publications) (1976) 1 copy

Cartography of the Battle of Bunker Hill 1 copy

A Half-Century of Oil-Company Road Maps 1 copy

Maps of the American Revolution: a preliminary survey 1 copy

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Legal name: Ristow, Walter William
Birthdate: 1908-04-20
Date of death: 2006-04-03
Gender: male
Education: Clark University (PhD)
Oberlin College (MA)
University of Wisconsin (BA)
Occupations: map librarian
Organizations: Library of Congress
New York Public Library
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Place of death: Mitchellville, Maryland, USA
Associated Place (for map): USA

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ISBNs: 7

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