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Easy Reproducible Activities That Introduce Important Map and Geography Skills‹and Help Kids Explore Their Neighborhood, Community, and Beyond
Includes a Pull-out Poster!
Students read a neighborhood map, recognize map symbols, identify the different states, and more! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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The map-plans in this collection of forty cities in Europe,Russia, the United States, and Asia were first published in the mid-nineteenth century by England's Society for the Diffusion of UsefulKnowledge. These maps were all commissioned and drawn within a periodof thirteen years, presenting a unique opportunity to compare urbandevelopment among 40 cities in 19 countries at one moment in time. Anexquisite feast for the eye, the hand-colored, hand-lettered steelengravings are artistic masterpieces in themselves, representative ofan era of exceptional artisanal skill. They are reproduced here infine detail in an oversized format.

The Atlas of Rare City Maps includes bothwell-known European and American citiessuch as Amsterdam, London, Madrid,Moscow, New York, and Venice, as well assmaller cities like Calcutta, Edinburgh,Hamburg, Lisbon, Marseille, Parma, andStockholm. An introductory essay byMelville C. Branch discusses the historicalevolution of urban design, and provides abackground on engraving techniques. Branchalso evaluates each map-plan, remarking onthe details of each engraving and theevolution of the forms of the cities, theirhistories, and demographic characteristics. This rare collection first appeared in itsmodern form twenty years ago in a limitededition (Arno Press); long out of print, thisbook has been much sought after byarchitects, urban planners, and mapenthusiasts everywhere. PrincetonArchitectural Press is proud to makeavailable once again this valuable resource.The first in the world to receive a doctoratein planning (Harvard, 1949), Melville C.Branch has been a pioneer in his field forhalf a century. He is Distinguished ProfessorEmeritus at the School of Urban Planningand Development, University of SouthernCalifornia, where he has served since 1966.He is the author of over twenty books onurban and regional planning, includingPlanning Urban Environment andComprehensive Planning: General Theoriesand Principles.Amazon.com Review
For the visual historians among us, An Atlas of Rare City Maps isa cartographic feast. It presents 40 map plans of cities in Europe, Russia,the United States, and Asia--all published in the 19th century by England'sSociety for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, and all commissioned anddrawn within a period of 13 years. See Munich, Calcutta, Dublin, andWarsaw, Madrid, Moscow, and New York as they once were, and relish thehand-colored, hand-lettered steel engravings. The maps are artistic gems, representativeof an era of skill, and reproduced in fine detail. ... Read more

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Gave it to City Administrator
Discovered Atlas of Rare City Maps at Micawber books in Princeton, NJ. The college student/clerk said it was her favorite book in the store. I read it. Loved it. Gave it to the City Administrator in our town. He's so delighted by it that, after skimming it, he decided to read it one city at a time; like a morning devotional reading!

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This book contains some of the loveliest reproductions of old maps I have ever scene.Aside from the beautiful pictures, the author includes interesting and valuable commentary to help the reader understand thesecity plans in the context of history and geography.All those interestedin urban design should read the eloquent forward of this book.It would behighly beneficial if more of our political leaders, and just people ingeneral, understood this era in urban design- the end of the traditionaland the beginning of the modern.With the help of this book, perhaps wecan bring about a new commitment to intelligent and beautiful urbanplanning for the future. ... Read more

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Publisher: Toronto, GagePublication date: 1883Subjects: GeographyNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Publisher: Sacramento, F.W. Richardson, Superintendent State PrintingPublication date: 1912Subjects: Geography -- Study and teachingNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Introduces the first principles of geography to young readers in a friendly and accessible way ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Originally published in 189-.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Maps are a lot smaller than places on earth. So how can you tell how far it is from here to there? With a map scale and the right skills, you'll know how far to go for every trip. ... Read more