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The Mercator Atlas of Europe
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The Mercator Atlas of Europe:
Facsimile of the Maps
by Gerardus Mercator contained in the Atlas of Europe,
circa 1570-1572, edited by Marcel Watelet
Slipcase 11.25 x 16.375
inches ISBN 0-9659735-7-3   $245 |
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The Mercator Atlas of Europe from
Walking Tree Press represents
a remarkable publishing achievement, combining the best of
historical and cartographic scholarship with modern
printing technology to produce a unique and elegant set of
seventeen facsimile maps by one of history's greatest mapmakers.
Completing the set and complementing the map facsimiles,
the accompanying book contains essays contributed by an
international team of distinguished map scholars.
With more than 100 original-color illustrations drawn
from collections throughout Europe and the United States,
the companion book places
Mercator's first-known
atlas in historical perspective and offers the reader a unique
glimpse into the geography and cartography of sixteenth-century
Europe.
The Mercator Atlas of Europe is truly a
"feast for the eyes and mind,
combining the high art of maps with first-rate scholarly
pursuitsa marvelous union that Mercator would
surely endorse."
(Mercator's World®, Nov/Dec 1997)
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