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EARL MCELFRESH Maps and Mapmakers of the Civil War (ISBN: 0810934302 / 0-8109-3430-2)
1999. Decorative Cloth. Durante la Guerra Civil, un buen mapa podría significar la diferencia entre la victoria y la derrota. Este libro recopila, por primera vez, las guerras más notables, interesantes y bellos mapas y cuenta la historia de cómo se hizo. Que van desde las versiones exquisitamente reproducidas a todo color aproximado a lápiz extraídas de equitación, estos mapas se reproducen tanto como sorprendentes obras de arte, como artefactos históricos inestimable. El animado texto explica las técnicas y viajes de toma de mapa durante la guerra y revela la hazaña cartográfica poco conocida de George Armstrong Custer, el escritor Ambrose Bierce, y el ingeniero del Puente de Brooklyn Washington Roebling, entre muchos otros. Es un extraordinario regalo para los amantes de la Guerra Civil en todo el mundo. 272 pp. Con protección de plástico. Harry N Abrams, 1999. Cubierta fuerte. Muy buena conservación. 297mm x 241mm, 1724g. During the Civil War, a good map could spell the difference between victory and defeat. This book collects, for the first time, the war's most notable, interesting, and beautiful maps and tells the story of how they were made. Ranging from exquisitely detailed renderings reproduced in full colour to rough pencil sketches drawn from horseback, these maps many never before reproduced are both striking works of art and invaluable historical artifacts. The lively, anecdotal text explains the techniques and travails of map-making during the war and reveals the little-known cartographic exploits of George Armstrong Custer, writer Ambrose Bierce, and Brooklyn Bridge engineer Washington Roebling, among many others. Here is an extraordinary gift for Civil War enthusiasts everywhere. 272 pp. New with protective plastic. Harry N Abrams, 1999. Hardcover. Very good conservation. 297mm x 241mm, 1724g. New.

Offered for EUR 50.00 = appr. US$ 64.51 by: El Arte de la Memoria scp - Book number: mcelfresh1999At
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