Includes Everts and Stewart historical atlas of Lancaster County, 1875.
"CN00070832."
Summary
A reference archive of 15th-19th century atlases and maps compiled from the Heritage Map Museum's backlist of quarterly auction catalogs and the museum's collection. Lists more than 3000 maps and 1500 images as well as extensive descriptions and market values for the maps. Also includes the collected works of 24 cartographers and listings of the museum's entire collection arranged by date. The user can browse a world-wide geographical index, match mapmakers, titles, dates and images, compare market prices realized in specific time periods, research maps from a personal collection, review editions and states, and obtain cartobibliographic annotations and references.
This edition is designed for those interested in the history and cartographic history of England and Wales, for which many mapos and images, both arranged by location and arranged by date have been included. Additionally, the CD-ROM may contain a historical timeline for the area of interest.
"Auction: session one: Friday, April 20, 2007 at 6 PM, session two: Saturday, April 21, 2007 at 10 AM. Exhibition: Wednesday, April 11 - 9 AM to 4 PM ..."
Pennsylvania Germans: a Surprising People--Paper Trail--Of Cloth and Leather--Of Wood Made--Pottery, Glass, and Chalk, Too--From Iron to Gold, to German Silver--Paintings, Fine and Folk.
Summary
"Folk art and quilts are here, but so is the work of Precisionist painter Charles Demuth and Abstract Expressionist painter Franz Kline. Objects range from needlework, pottery, furniture, and glass to paper, paintings, and metals--including gold and silver! Here is a very personal and extensive historical text illustrated with the works of traditionalists, revivalists, and the avant garde displayed in over 350 color photographs. Pennsylvania German Arts has been written to be both informative and fun to read and is designed to showcase distinctive works of great beauty." [from Amazon.com]
