CARTOGRAPHIA offers a stunning array of 200 of the most beautiful, important, and fascinating maps in existence, from the world's largest cartographic collection, at the Library of Congress. These maps show how our idea of the world has shifted and grown over time, and each map tells its own unique story about nations, politics, and ambitions. The chosen images, with their accompanying stories, introduce the reader to an exciting new way of "reading" maps as travelogues---living history from the earliest of man's imaginings about planet earth to our current attempts at charting cyberspace. Among the rare gems included in the book are the Waldseemuller Map of the World from 1507, the first to include the designation "America"; pages from the Ortelius's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum of 1570, considered the first modern atlas; rare maps from Africa, Asia, and Oceania that challenge traditional Western perspectives; William Faulkner's hand-drawn 1936 map of the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi; and even a map of the Human Genome. In an oversized format, with gorgeous four-color reproductions throughout, Catrographia will appeal to collectors, historians, and anyone looking for a perfect gift.

Cartographia: Mapping Civilizations

Vincent Virga

Library of. Congress

History

Little. Brown and Company

Title: Gaywyck

Avon/Books

Terence Strange and Christopher More had been lovers for many years, but at last Terence could take no more of the mess alcoholism was making of their lives. Where could he find counsel? Surely not in Judith and Gerald, whose once-happy marriage was crumbling, nor in Dominic Perrugio and William More, Christopher's father, whose doomed relationship seemed a portent of Terence's future.\nAll their lives were bound together, but Terence had to disentangle himself from the web of hatred and find a way free to love.

A Comfortable Corner

AVON.

From preface: The story of the United States has its dark side: grave injustices, slavery, bigotry, civil, war, hardships, violence, opportunities missed or long denied. What makes American narrative unique is the ability we have displayed time and again to remedy our mistakes, to adjust to changing circumstances, to debate and then move on in new directions that seem better for all. This book brings this epic chronicle to life through the artful presentation of more than 500 images of the American past.

Eyes of the Nation: A Visual History of the United States

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Portland House

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