IMAGO MVUNDI (MUNDI) – Vol 41 - 1989 - The Journal of The International Society for the History of Cartography.

IMAGO MVUNDI (MUNDI) – Vol 41 – 1989 – The Journal of The International Society for the History of Cartography.

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Published by Imago Mundi, Kings College, London. Small folio, 172 pages plus advertisements. Illustrated with maps, charts and diagrams. original blue cloth with gilt titling and device. Very good condition.

An annual publication and the pinnacle of cartographic research. Superbly presented.

The Treasure in this publication includes … Kuni-ezu – Japanese provincial maps by Hirotada Kawamura; a French paper focused on the North-West passage with maps by Laperousee, Buache, Delisle etc; maps of the Mississippi and the Gulf of [Mexico!]; dating the oldest Portuguese maps by Alfredo Pinheiro Marques; The Ruysch World Map; the Schaffhausen Carta Marina of 1531 by Henry Bruman etc etc.

Extensive book reviews provided an excellent bibliography for cartography enthusiasts.

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IMAGO MVUNDI (MUNDI) – Vol 41 – 1989 – The Journal of The International Society for the History of Cartography.

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