Mapping the West : America's westward movement 1524-1890 / by Paul E. Cohen ; introduction by David Rumsey.
2002
GA408.5.W47 C64 2002 (Mapit)
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Mapping the West : America's westward movement 1524-1890 / by Paul E. Cohen ; introduction by David Rumsey.
Author
Cohen, Paul E.
ISBN
0847824926
9780847824922
9780847824922
Publication Details
New York : Rizzoli, 2002.
Language
English
Description
208 p. : ill., maps (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
Call Number
GA408.5.W47 C64 2002
Dewey Decimal Classification
912.78
Summary
This collection chronicles the cartographic history of the western United States from 1524 to 1890. The book begins with a look at the European powers' (Spain, France, England) efforts to comprehend their far-flung colonies, then directs our attention toward U.S. Government and military maps made by such notables as Lewis and Clark, Robert E. Lee, and C.T. Beauregard. Also included are maps by American Indians, maps that highlight the epicenter of the California gold rush, and maps that delineate the proposed and final courses of the transcontinental railroad, to mention only a few of the areas discussed. Many maps are here shown for the first time, most for the first time in color. Filled with fascinating historical anecdote and detailed scholarship, this is a work for map lovers and history buffs alike.--From publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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