Degrees of Latitude

Author: Margaret Beck Pritchard
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Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0879352140

Degrees of Latitude: Mapping Colonial America

Celebrated for their rarity, historical importance, and beauty, the maps of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries in the collection of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation provide an invaluable resource for the history of settlement in America. Download Degrees of Latitude: Mapping Colonial America from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. In the colonies, maps were essential in facilitating trade and travel, substantiating land claims, and settling boundary disputes. Today, knowing exactly what maps were owned and used during the period gives us a much richer understanding of the aspirations of early Americans. This large, handsome volume-a carefully researched cultural investigation-examines how maps were made and marketed, why people here and abroad purchased them, what they reveal about the emerging American nation, and why they were so Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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