The History of Cartogaphy (Volumes 1,2,3, and 6 in 8 books)

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2015. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Hardcover. A handsome example of this landmark multi-volume reference - the definitive scholarly history of cartography from prehistory through the twentieth century, nearly five decades in the making under the auspices of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and published by the University of Chicago Press. This set comprises eight substantial folio volumes: Volume One: Cartography in Prehistoric, Ancient, and Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean (1987); Volume Two, Book One: Cartography in the Traditional Islamic and South Asian Societies (1992); Volume Two, Book Two: Cartography in the Traditional East and Southeast Asian Societies (1994); Volume Two, Book Three: Cartography in the Traditional African, American, Arctic, Australian, and Pacific Societies (1998); Volume Three, Part One: Cartography in the European Renaissance (2007); Volume Three, Part Two: Cartography in the European Renaissance (2007); Volume Six, Part One: Cartography in the Twentieth Century (2015); and Volume Six, Part Two: Cartography in the Twentieth Century (2015). Totaling well over 8,000 pages with hundreds of color plates throughout. Volume Four (Cartography in the European Enlightenment, 2020) and Volume Five (Cartography in the Nineteenth Century, forthcoming 2027) are not included. An essential acquisition for any serious map library, geography collection, or cartographic research program.

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dustjackets. Text blocks tight and clean throughout, pages bright with no marks or highlighting. Boards and spines square and crisp with minimal shelfwear. A slight lean to the boards of the earliest volumes, consistent with heavy books shelved crooked. An otherwise exceptional set in all respects.

Vol 1: 9780226316338
Vol 2, book one: 9780226316352
Vol 2, book two: 9780226316376
Vol 2, book three: 9780226907284
Vol 3, books one and two as set: 9780226907321
Vol 6, books one and two as a set: 9780226534695.