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Putting "America" on the map: the story of the most important graphic document in the history of the United States

Seymour I. Schwartz
Resource Type:
Book (Print/Paper)
Publication:
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2007
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Table of Contents:
  • Genesis : the place and participants
  • Background and bases
  • The narrative and its nuances
  • Credit and credibility
  • Disappearance and discovery
  • The map and its mates
  • Commerce and controversy
  • Nudging and negotiations
  • Residence and reverence
  • Essence and epilogue.
Author/Creator:
Schwartz, Seymour I., 1928-2020
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
Putting "America" on the map: the story of the most important graphic document in the history of the United States [by Schwartz, S.I.]
Subjects:
America — Name
Waldseemüller, Martin, 1470-1519
America — Maps — Early works to 1800
America — Historical geography
America — Discovery and exploration — Maps
World maps — History
Cartography — History
Historical geography
Discoveries in geography
World maps
Cartography
Western Hemisphere
Earth (Planet)
America
Genres:
Early works
History
Maps
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-366) and index.
Physical Description:
400 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Call Numbers:
E18.75 .S39 2007
ISBNs:
9781591025139
1591025133
Library of Congress Control Numbers:
2007022204
OCLC Numbers:
123798719