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Southeast in Early Maps by Louis De Vorsey (1998, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press
ISBN-100807823716
ISBN-139780807823712
eBay Product ID (ePID)747674
Product Key Features
Number of Pages504 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSoutheast in Early Maps
Publication Year1998
SubjectCartography, Maps & Road Atlases (See Also Reference / Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps), United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), General
TypeNot Available
AuthorLouis De Vorsey
Subject AreaTravel, Reference, Technology & Engineering, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight3 Oz
Item Length12 in
Item Width9 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number3
LCCN97-045978
ReviewsThe definitive reference work on the cartography of the Southeast during the colonial period. Southeastern Geographer, [F]ormal, exact and objective in its presentation, but is everywhere illumined with the romance of the map and the mapmaker.Times Literary Supplement, It is a contribution of the first importance to the cartographic history of the New World.Imago Mundi, The definitive reference work on the cartography of the Southeast during the colonial period.Southeastern Geographer, It is a contribution of the first importance to the cartographic history of the New World. Imago Mundi
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal912.75
Intended AudienceTrade
Edition DescriptionRevised edition,Enlarged edition
Table Of ContentContentsPreface to the Third Edition Preface to the First EditionThe Early Maps of Southeastern North America: An Introductory Essay Primary Cartography: The Discovery Transitional or Descriptive Maps: Early Explorations and Settlements Attempts at Settlement: 1562-1663 The Establishment of Carolina 1663-1700 Expansion of the Frontier and the Surveys The Expansion of the Frontier in the Early Eighteenth Century The Surveys: The Third Quarter of the Eighteenth Century Appendix: Chief Type Maps in the Cartography of Southeastern North America NotesAmerican Indians and the Early Mapping of the Southeast by Louis De Vorsey, Jr. The Sixteenth Century The Seventeenth Century The Eighteenth Century Conclusion Native American Map Diagnostics NotesList of Maps of the Southeast during the Colonial Period, Including Local Maps and Plans of the Region South of Virginia and North of the Florida Peninsula Region Covered in the Map List Method Used in the Map List Libraries and Collections Consulted in Compiling the Map List Selected Bibliography Map ListChronological Title List of Maps Alphabetical Short-Title List of Maps Index to the Introductory Essays Illustration Credits
SynopsisFirst published in 1958,The Southeast in Early Mapsis William Cumming's classic study of the mapping of the Southeast before the American Revolution. By analyzing printed and manuscript maps of the area in the light of other contemporary primary documents, the book traces the expansion of geographical knowledge about the Southeast over the course of its discovery and colonization.With 124 illustrations—including a new gallery of 24 color reproductions of maps selected from the Cumming Collection in the E. H. Little Library at Davidson College—this stunning edition will be a valuable reference for scholars, collectors, cartographers, geographers, historians, archaeologists, archivists, librarians, genealogists, and surveyors. It features an introductory essay on the early historical cartography of the region, an extensive annotated checklist of printed and manuscript local maps from the colonial period, an updated bibliography, and a new section on the role of Native Americans in the mapping of the Southeast., First published in 1958, The Southeast in Early Maps is William Cumming's classic study of the mapping of the Southeast before the American Revolution. By analyzing printed and manuscript maps of the area in the light of other contemporary primary documents, the book traces the expansion of geographical knowledge about the Southeast over the course of its discovery and colonization. With 124 illustrations--including a new gallery of 24 color reproductions of maps selected from the Cumming Collection in the E. H. Little Library at Davidson College--this stunning edition will be a valuable reference for scholars, collectors, cartographers, geographers, historians, archaeologists, archivists, librarians, genealogists, and surveyors. It features an introductory essay on the early historical cartography of the region, an extensive annotated checklist of printed and manuscript local maps from the colonial period, an updated bibliography, and a new section on the role of Native Americans in the mapping of the Southeast.
LC Classification NumberGA405.C8 1998
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