Mercator, A Monograph on the Lettering of Maps, etc. in the 16th Century Netherlands with a Facsimile and Translation of His Treatise on the Italic Hand and a Translation of Ghim's Vita Mercatoris. Este artículo no está disponible.Mercator, A Monograph on the Lettering of Maps, etc. in the 16th Century Netherlands with a Facsimile and Translation of His Treatise on the Italic Hand and a Translation of Ghim's Vita Mercatoris

New York: Watson - Guptill Publications, 1969. Very Good condition. Previous owner's name stamp on front and rear pastedown endpapers, covered by clear tape. NOT a library discard. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Foreword by R. A. Skelton. Here are 60 pages of maps and other reproductions, most never before published. This book also has the first English language translation of both Mercator's treatise on lettering (Literarum Latinarum.scribendi ratio, 1540), and LIFE OF MERCATOR, Walter Ghim's biography of Mercator (a translation of VITA MERCATORIS). Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue cloth. Oversize Hardcover. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. 209pp.