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Florida: Mapping The Sunshine State Through History: Rare And Unusual Maps From The Library Of Congress (Mapping The States Through History)
Vincent Virga | E. Lynne Wright

Florida: Mapping The Sunshine State Through History: Rare And Unusual Maps From The Library Of Congress (Mapping The States Through History)

rare and unusual maps from the Library of Congress

Globe Pequot (Nov 23, 2011)
9780762760107
| Hardcover
128 pages | 221 x 249 mm | English
Dewey 911/.759
LC Classification G1315 .V6 2011
LC Control No. 2010022990

Genre

  • Atlases

Subject

  • Atlases
  • Florida
  • Historical Geography
  • History / General
  • History / United States / General

Plot

These books, produced from the archives ofthe Library of Congress and edited by Vincent Virga, offer a glimpse into the history of the United States through rare historical full-color maps, narrative captions, and short essays. Combining 50 rare, beautiful, and diverse maps of the Sunshine State from the collections of the Library of Congress, a foreword by Vincent Virga about the Library of Congress collection and the Florida maps, informative captions about the origins and contents of those maps, and essays on state history, this book is a collectible for cartography buffs and a celebration of Florida for residents, former residents, and visitors.