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An atlas of rare city maps : comparative urban design, 1830-1842 /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: MapMapPublication details: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 1997.Description: 1 atlas (102 pages) : illustrations, color maps ; 33 x 37 cmContent type:
  • cartographic image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1568980736
  • 9781568980737
Other title:
  • Comparative urban design, 1830-1842
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 711/.4/0223 21
LOC classification:
  • G1028 .B65 1997
Summary: Covers urban areas mainly in Europe, a few in the United States and Asia.Summary: From the jacket - "The map-plans in this collection of forty cities in Europe, Russia, the United States, and Asia were first published in the nineteenth century by England's Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. All commissioned and drawn within a period of. thirteen years, the maps present a unique opportunity to compare urban development among many cities around the world at one moment in time. "
List(s) this item appears in: Richardson Collection
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Reference Carleton University, AVRC Richardson Collection - Non CIrculating - Call No. Accompanied by Red Dot Open-stacks, Oversized G1028 .B65 1997 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 16055001504

Covers urban areas mainly in Europe, a few in United States and Asia.

Signed on lining page ""D.S.Richardson" and on table of contents "David Mirvish Books, Toronto ( $ 115.50 -> 32.99 ) 18 Sept 2005"

Based on maps published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, London, 1830-1844.

Originally published: Comparative urban design : rare engravings, 1830-1843. New York : Arno Press, ©1978.

Includes bibliographical references.

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