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Rodney W. Shirley

Author of The mapping of the world : early printed world maps, 1472-1700

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The Holland Press Cartographica series

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The mapping of the world : early printed world maps, 1472-1700 (1984) 23 copies

Courtiers and Cannibals, Angels and Amazons (2009) 15 copies

Maps in the Atlases of the British Library: A Descriptive Catalogue c.850-1800 (2004) 7 copies

Printed Maps of the British Isles, 1650-1750 (1988) 6 copies

Early printed maps of the British Isles, 1477-1650 (1980) 6 copies

Early Printed Maps of the British Isles: A bibliography 1477-1650 1 copy

Early Printed Maps of the British Isles 1 copy

Maps in the Atlases of the British Library. A Descriptive Catalogue c. AD 850-1800. VOLUME 2 (2004) 1 copy

Kitchener's survey of Cyprus 1878-1883: The first full triangulated survey and mapping of the island 1 copy

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The Mapping of the World : Early Printed World Maps… by Rodney Shirley

Cartography between 1472-1700. Presents materials showing the development of cartobibliographics from the first years of printing in the 1470s to the first year of an almost complete world map in 1700. Plates with descriptions, and Prefaces to the 1987 and 1984 Editions, Foreward by Helen Wallis, Corrigenda and Addenda, with Appendices, chronological Charts and Index.

From Foreword: "In the ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY the Oxford philosopher and physician Robert Burton recommended the contemplation of maps as one of the best forms of recreation."… (more)

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ISBNs: 15

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