Antique Map North America 1873 Bartholomew Print Color Start Price USD 4.75 Current Price USD 4.75 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, August 30, 2008 End Time Saturday, September 06, 2008 Location Weatherly, Pennsylvania See more about 'Antique Map North America 1873 Bartholomew Print Color' Description ITEM:  Early antique color map titled NORTH AMERICA, measures approx. 13.25 x 10.75 inches unfolded, some edge wear, chip from bottom edge, small tear on the right side fold. From the book The Student's Atlas consisting of Thirty-Two Maps of Modern Geography, embracing all the latest discoveries and changes in boundaries, and six maps of ancient and historical geography, constructed and engraved by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S. with a copious index. William Collins, Sons, & Company, London, Glasgow, and Edinburgh. 1873. SHIPPING: All buyers agree to pay calculated shipping charges. We will gladly combine shipments to help save you postage. We ask that PAYPAL payments are also paid in ONE transfer. Payment is expected in 21-days. Thank you! NOTE: Some images are enlarged to show clarity and details. HISTORY: Cartography, or map-making is the study and, often, practice, of crafting representations of the Earth upon a flat surface, and one who makes maps is called a cartographer.  Road maps are perhaps the most widely used maps today, and form a subset of navigational maps, which also include aeronautical and nautical charts, railroad network maps, and hiking and bicycling maps. In terms of quantity, the largest number of drawn map sheets is probably made up by local surveys, carried out by municipalities, utilities, tax assessors, emergency services providers, and other local agencies. Many national surveying projects have been carried out by the military, such as the British Ordnance Survey (now a civilian government agency internationally renowned for its comprehensively detailed work). A map can also be any document giving information as to where or what something is. The earliest known map to date is a wall painting of the ancient Turkish city of Çatal Hüyük which has been dated to the late 7th millennium BCE. Other known maps of the ancient world include the Minoan “House of the Admiral” wall painting from c. 1600 BCE showing a seaside community in an oblique perspective, and an engraved map of the holy Babylonian city of Nippur, from the Kassite period (14th – 12th centuries BCE). The ancient Greeks and Romans created maps beginning with Anaximander in the 6th century BC. In ancient China, geographical literature spans back to the 5th century BC. The oldest extant Chinese maps come from the State of Qin, dated back to the 4th century BC during the Warring States era. Early forms of cartography in India included legendary paintings; maps of locations described in Indian epic poetry, for example the Ramayana. Indian cartographic traditions also covered the locations of the Pole star, and other constellations of use.These charts may have been in use by the beginning of the Common Era for purposes of navigation. Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!