Christie’s Collectors Guides Antique Maps

Published by Phaidon Christie's, 1986, hardcover, large format, illustrated, index, 315 pages, condition: new.

A stunning historical reference for those seeking to understand not just the development of maps but how they link to other sources of information about the development of local communities and the map makers art. Key is this is a technical guide on what to look for if collecting maps. If yo are looking for an atlas or a codex of actual maps then wrong book. If you are a serious collector and want to understand how your map collection fits into the history of map making then right book. Of course there are maps but most are all plates to illustrate a type or period of map-making rather than of a size to be studied as charts in their own right