Description

PUBLICATION DATA: New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1980. By Seymour I Schwartz and Ralph E Ehrenberg. White cloth with dust jacket. 354 illustrations, 84 in color. First edition. Later editions were published in 1985 by Holland Press, Ltd and in 2001 by Wellfleet Press.

CONTENTS: Comprehensive coverage of America in two parts.

Part One: 1500-1800 Seymour I. Schwartz.
Mapping a New Continent – The First Decade: 1500 – 1510
A Rough Draft of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastline: 1510-1550
Early Attempts at Colonization: 1550-1600
Permanent Colonization Reflected on Maps: 1600-1650
Expansion of Seaboard Colonies and Exploration of Inland Waterways: 1650-1700
European Claims in America: 1700-1750
The Emergence of the Nation: 1750-1800

Part Two: Since 1800 Ralph E. Ehrenberg.
Mapping an Expanding Nation: 1800-1840
Emergence of Scientific and Thematic Maps: 1840-1900
Mapping an Industrialized United States: Since 1900.

CONDITION: Like new.

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