num_pages: 326
description: Beautiful evocative and historically significant old maps are endlessly intriguing and keenly collected. Antique Maps is widely recognised as a standard reference work for novice map collectors and experts alike. It provides a historical background to the subject and advice on starting a collection. The invaluable biographical section lists major map makers between 1450 and 1850 with key dates and works.
language: English
title: Antique Maps
publisher: Phaidon Press