Item #102316 A Treatise on the Construction of Maps : in which the principles of the projections of the sphere are demonstrated, and their various practical relations to mathematical geography, deduced and explained, systematically arranged [...]. Alexander Jamieson.
A Treatise on the Construction of Maps : in which the principles of the projections of the sphere are demonstrated, and their various practical relations to mathematical geography, deduced and explained, systematically arranged [...]
A Treatise on the Construction of Maps : in which the principles of the projections of the sphere are demonstrated, and their various practical relations to mathematical geography, deduced and explained, systematically arranged [...]

A Treatise on the Construction of Maps : in which the principles of the projections of the sphere are demonstrated, and their various practical relations to mathematical geography, deduced and explained, systematically arranged [...]

London: Printed by Darton, Harvey and Co. for C. Law ... 1814. 1st ed., octavo, full leather binding, complete with 20 plates of which 11 are folding. Restored by Cottage Bindery of Bath with new leather spine with raised bands and gilt lettering, new endpapers Previous owner's nineteenth-century inscription, 'Ladies' School Room, Woburn Abbey'. Very good condition.

An important reference for cartographers, with many diagrams and suggested techniques for the construction of maps. Alexader Jamieson (1782-1850) was known for his textbooks. Item #102316

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