A book of old maps delineating American history from the earliest days down to the close of the Revolutionary War

A book of old maps delineating American history from the earliest days down to the close of the Revolutionary War by Emerson D. Fite & Archibald Freeman. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9780486220840.

The seventy-four maps which have been reproduced in this unique collection were selected from libraries all over Europe and America. The wealth of fascinating material contained in this book traces the evolution of geographical ideas concerning the world from 1440 to 1775. The maps offer a new pictorial way of looking at history. Each map is accompanied by an explanatory essay and a short account of the map maker..