Reference books on maps circulating during the period of piracy

Goss, John. BLAEU'S THE GRAND ATLAS OF THE 17TH CENTURY WORLD. 1990 Fine in Fine DJ. A beautiful modern reproduction of Blaeu's Grand Atlas. Not a facsimile but a modern bound book containing quality plates of the Golden Age of Cartography. Each map is displayed with a description outside of the margin. An excellent pictorial reference book. ..NEW $100.00

Howse, Derek. A BUCCANEER'S ATLAS. BASIL RINGROSE'S SOUTH SEA WAGGONER. Berkley, University of California. 1992. First edition. Edited by Norman J.W. Thrower. 314pp. 4to. Large archival quality printing. New in new DJ. A sea atlas of the Pacific and coast of the Americas. Maps were drawn by Ringrose durring his voyages, being mostly buccaneering ventures. A otherwise difficult to obtain reference work and a must have for a pirate collection. ...$90 SOLD

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Portinaro, Pierluigi and Knirsch, Franco. THE CARTOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICA, 1500-1800. New York, Crescent Books. 1987. 320pp. New in near new DJ. A large printing now quite scarce containing 180 well captioned maps. Sizes ranging from 1/2 page to double page. Most of these maps are captured in color. Also 80 supplementary maps are included. A quality printing ...$75.00

Tooley, R.V. MAPS AND MAP MAKERS. New York, Crown Publishers Inc. 1970. Fourth edition. Ex-library: Sloppy removal of library card envelope on front endpage. Marker stripe over lirary stamp on open cover side. Small library stamp on "edition" page. Otherwise solid, tight with clean contents. Condition is Good+ in Good+ (slightly frayed) DJ. A very good copy for reference use. A classic reference tool by a acclaimed author in cartography literature. ...$19.00

Van de Gohm, Richard. ANTIQUE MAPS FOR THE COLLECTOR. New York, Macmillan Company. 1973. First American Edition. Ex-library: library stamps present on title page. Pre-title page and side of book stamped "discard". Front end page removed. Otherwise tight and neat with interior contents clean. DJ oddly is in near fine condition. A very good copy for reference use. An excellent introduction to map collecting. Utilizing mapping history in an effort to stimulate their collection. Includes numerous illustrations in half and full page sizes. Many in color. ...$17.00

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