THE GENOESE CARTOGRAPHIC TRADITION AND CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, VOLUME XII

The history of cartography is also that of methods of surveying and techniques of representation, ranging from rock carvings to the first engravings cut into wood, copper or stone, and later reproduced on paper in relatively limited quantities. Such are the cartographic documents reproduced here. Full color gatefold, 31 fold-out maps, 23 in color.