Atlas of Rare City Maps: Comparative Urban Design, 1830-1842 - Branch, Melville C.
Comparative Urban Design, 1830-1842
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The map-plans in this collection of forty cities in Europe, Russia, the United States, and Asia were first published in the mid- nineteenth century by England's Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. These maps were all commissioned and drawn within a period of thirteen years, presenting a unique opportunity to compare urban development among 40 cities in 19 countries at one moment in time. An exquisite feast for the eye, the hand-colored, hand-lettered steel engravings are artistic masterpieces in themselves, representative of an era of exceptional artisanal skill. They are reproduced here in fine detail in an oversized format. The Atlas of Rare City Maps includes both well-known European and American cities such as Amsterdam, London, Madrid, Moscow, New York, and Venice, as well as smaller cities like Calcutta, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Lisbon, Marseille, Parma, and Stockholm. An introductory essay by Melville C. Branch discusses the historical evolution of urban design, and provides a background on engra...
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1997Uitgever: New York, Princeton Architectural Press102 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1568980736ISBN-13: 9781568980737Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Orignal gilt lettered cloth, dust jacket, oblong, circa 32x37cm, richly illustrated with maps.; Foxed on verso dust jacket. [Auteur: Branch, Melville C.] [Pagina's: 102] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: New York : Princeton Architectural Press] [Jaar: 1997] [Titel: An Atlas of Rare City Maps: Comparative Urban Design, 1830-1842]
