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California: Mapping the Golden State through History: Rare and Unusual Maps from the Library of Congress

California: Mapping the Golden State through History: Rare and Unusual Maps from the Library of Congress

California: Mapping the Golden State through History: Rare and Unusual Maps from the Library of Congress
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California: Mapping the Golden State through History: Rare and Unusual Maps from the Library of Congress

California: Mapping the Golden State through History: Rare and Unusual Maps from the Library of Congress

Overview

Combining 50 rare, beautiful, and diverse maps of California from the collections of the Library of Congress, informative captions about the origins and contents of those maps, and essays on Golden State history, this book is a collectible for cartography buffs and a celebration of state history for residents, former residents, and visitors.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780762758432
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 10/14/2009
Series: Mapping the States through History
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 128
File size: 28 MB
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About the Author

Vincent Virga has been called, "America's foremost picture editor." He is the coauthor of Eyes of the Nation and the author of Cartographia: Mapping Civilizations, produced in cooperation with the Library of Congress.

Ray Jones is the author or coauthor of numerous books on history and travel. The founding editor of Albuquerque Living magazine and a former writing coach at Southern Living, he now lives in Pebble Beach, California.
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