Die Kartenwissenschaft Forschungen und Grundlagen zu einer Kartographie als Wissenschaft, 2 vols.
first edition Original publisher's cloth backed boards.
1921/25 · Berlin
by Eckert, M - CARTOGRAPHY
Berlin: Verein. Wissen. Verleger, 1921/25. First Edition.. Original publisher's cloth backed boards.. Very good; hinges somewhat strained because of the weight of the text and flimsy binding.. 4to. There are illustrations, plates, and maps throughout.
Eckert is the originator of the "Eckert equal area projection of the sphere" one of the means by which the globe can be projected on to a flat surface. The book offered here is a product of such prodigious learning and scholarship as to almost defy description. It is simply the best book ever published (truncated)
Eckert is the originator of the "Eckert equal area projection of the sphere" one of the means by which the globe can be projected on to a flat surface. The book offered here is a product of such prodigious learning and scholarship as to almost defy description. It is simply the best book ever published (truncated)
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