Degrees of Latitude - Mapping Colonial America - First Edition order - Pritchard Taliaferro - Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket [Near Fine+++]

Degrees of Latitude - Mapping Colonial America - First Edition - Pritchard Taliaferro - Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket [Near Fine+++]

Celebrated for their rarity, historical importance, and beauty, the maps of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries in the collection of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation provide an invaluable resource for the history of settlement in America. In the colonies, maps were essential in facilitating trade and travel, substantiating land claims, and settling boundary order disputes. Today, knowing exactly what maps were owned and used during the period gives us a much richer understanding of the aspirations of early Americans.
This large, handsome volume-a carefully researched cultural investigation-examines how maps were made and marketed, why people here and abroad purchased them, what they reveal about the emerging American nation, and why they were so significant to the individuals who owned them. Among the rare or unique examples included here are several maps that have never before been published. A must for map collectors and historians, this book will also be treasured by the millions who travel each year to Colonial Williamsburg to celebrate their American heritage.

First Edition, 1st Printing, Harry N Abrams Publishing.

An exceptional oversized book. 434 pages.

Opens with a crispness that shows it's never been read.
Near Fine+++. Page top edges look like they've seen the tiniest bit of dust (they've been carefully cleaned), and one marker mark on the bottom edge of the pages near the spine.

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