atlas of atlases
Subtitle: the map maker's vision of the world : atlases from the Cadbury Collection, Birmingham Central Library
By: Phillip Allen.
Contributors: Marshall Editions Ltd.
Publisher: Ebury
Published: 1992
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Cadbury, William A. -- 1867-1957; Cadbury, William A. -- 1867-1957 -- Map collections.; Cadbury Collection (Birmingham Central Library); Maps -- Facsimiles.; Cartography -- History.; Atlases -- History.
Notes: "Editor, Gwen Rigby; assistant editor, Anthony Livesey; art director, David Fordham"--T.p. verso.

"Copyright 1992 Marshall Editions Developments Limited. ... a Marshall Edition"--T.p. verso.

Reduced reproductions of maps and ill. from atlases produced 1482-1897.

Includes index.
Table of contents: value: The classical and medieval traditon.; value: The era of exploration; value: The dominance of the Dutch; value: The age of empires; value: The modern age.