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Historic Maps of Kentucky

Historic Maps of Kentucky - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Thomas D. ClarkPublish date:2014-07-15Pages:96
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813156019ISBN-10:813156017UPC:9780813156019Book Category:History, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Historical Geography, United States, CartographyBook Topic:State & LocalSize:11.00 x 8.50 x 0.20 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC4BRN1137

Maps published frorn the third quarter of the eighteenth century through the Civil War reflect in colorful detail the emergence of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the unfolding art of American cartography. Ten maps, selected and annotated by the most eminent historian of Kentucky, have been reproduced in authentic facsimiles. The accompanying booklet includes an illuminating historical essay, as well as notes on the individuaL facsimiles, and is illustrated with numerous details of other notable Kentucky maps.

Among the rare maps reproduced are one of the battlefield of Perryville (1877), a colorful travelers' map (1839), and a map of the Falls of the Ohio (1806) believed to be the first map printed in Kentucky.

Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813156019ISBN-10:813156017UPC:9780813156019Book Category:History, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Historical Geography, United States, CartographyBook Topic:State & LocalSize:11.00 x 8.50 x 0.20 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC4BRN1137
Clark, Thomas D.: - Thomas D. Clark, professor emeritus of history at the University of Kentucky, is the author of many books on the history of Kentucky and the American South.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

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