Cartographic Sources in the Rosenberg Library by Taliaferro, Henry G. Compiled By - 1988

Texas A&M University Press, 1988. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x0x9. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text and images unmarked. Some light foxing on the edges of the text block. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 234pp.

Texas a & M Univ Pr. Used - Like New. 1st Edition. 1988 Hardcover. Fine.

Texas a & M Univ Pr. Used - Very Good. 1st Edition. 1988. Hardcover. Very Good. Dust Jacket is Very Good.

From the library of Jack Jackson, the author of Manuscript Maps Concerning the Gulf Coast, Texas, and the Southwest (1519-1836); VG- condition hardcover with foxing on edges in VG condition dustjacket. Handwritten notes by Jackson in text. The Texas coast remained for a long time one of the least-known stretches of the American Atlantic littoral, and Galveston Bay, the coast's most prominent feature, was not even shown by commercial mapmakers until 1799. The extensive cartographic collection of the Rosenberg Library in Galveston documents the development of cartography for this region. The Rosenberg holds maps that show Galveston Bay from 1725 on, as well as the rest of Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and adjacent coasts. Its maps illustrate European exploration of the New World during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and the development of Texas during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This detailed guide to the important cartographic collection at the… Read More

College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 1988. A gorgeous, pristine copy in PERFECT condition. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Described and fully annotated here are more than 550 important maps that document the cartographic development of Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and adjacent coasts. Also described are 16th and 17th century maps of North America that illustrate European exploration of the New World. Illustrated with 10 maps including 5 in full color. Based on the extensive map collection of the Rosenberg Library in Galveston. Bound in the original green cloth, stamped in shiny gold. Complete with pristine dust jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo. xiii, 234pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Tall octavo. 234pp. Illustrated. Fine in a lighlty spine-sunned else fine dustwrapper.

Hardback. New. The Texas coast remained for a long time one of the least-known stretches of the American Atlantic littoral, and Galveston Bay, the coast's most prominent feature, was not even shown by commercial mapmakers until 1799. The extensive cartographic collection of the Rosenberg Library in Galveston documents the development of cartography for this region. The Rosenberg holds maps that show Galveston Bay from 1725 on, as well as the rest of Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and adjacent coasts. Its maps illustrate European exploration of the New World during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and the development of Texas during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This detailed guide to the important cartographic collection at the Rosenberg is selective, with entries describing and relating the history of more than 550 of the most significant and useful maps in the library's holdings. Included are many original maps as well as photostats of rare or otherwise… Read More

Texas a & M Univ Pr, 1988. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 5 pages. 9.10x6.30x1.00 inches.