Investing In Maps
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
For the discerning collector with an eye for history and artistry, Investing in Maps is the definitive guide to one of the most visually captivating and intellectually rewarding fields of antiquarian collecting. Roger Baynton-Williams, a recognised authority on antique cartography, instructs readers on how to identify, evaluate, and acquire historic maps — from the ornate masterworks of the great European cartographic houses to the more accessible regional charts that populate specialist dealers and auction rooms alike. The book details the key factors that determine a map's value, including age, rarity, condition, colouring, and the prestige of the engraver or publisher, equipping both the novice and the seasoned collector with practical, authoritative knowledge. Beyond its function as a buyer's handbook, this work presents antique maps as cultural artefacts that chronicle the evolving understanding of the world — documents in which commerce, empire, science, and art converge on a single sheet of paper. Baynton-Williams writes with the assured clarity of an expert who has spent a career immersed in the cartographic trade, bringing context and connoisseurship to every page. For anyone who has ever paused before an old map and felt the pull of distant horizons and forgotten geographies, this volume will transform that curiosity into informed passion.
Author: Roger Baynton-Williams
Format: Paperback
Genre: Antiques & collectibles
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
For the discerning collector with an eye for history and artistry, Investing in Maps is the definitive guide to one of the most visually captivating and intellectually rewarding fields of antiquarian collecting. Roger Baynton-Williams, a recognised authority on antique cartography, instructs readers on how to identify, evaluate, and acquire historic maps — from the ornate masterworks of the great European cartographic houses to the more accessible regional charts that populate specialist dealers and auction rooms alike. The book details the key factors that determine a map's value, including age, rarity, condition, colouring, and the prestige of the engraver or publisher, equipping both the novice and the seasoned collector with practical, authoritative knowledge. Beyond its function as a buyer's handbook, this work presents antique maps as cultural artefacts that chronicle the evolving understanding of the world — documents in which commerce, empire, science, and art converge on a single sheet of paper. Baynton-Williams writes with the assured clarity of an expert who has spent a career immersed in the cartographic trade, bringing context and connoisseurship to every page. For anyone who has ever paused before an old map and felt the pull of distant horizons and forgotten geographies, this volume will transform that curiosity into informed passion.