Minnesota on the Map
A Historical Atlas
Published on 24. December 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-68134-145-3 (ISBN)
Description
This magnificent volume brings together for the first time stunning but rarely seen maps of Minnesota through five centuries, showing what happened in the past and what was planned for the future.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 262 mm
Width: 246 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
953 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-68134-145-3 (9781681341453)
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Persons
David A. Lanegran holds the John S. Holl Endowed Chair of Geography and is chair of the Department of Geography at Macalester College in St. Paul. He has written books, articles, and papers focusing on geography, historic preservation, and planning while receiving many honors and service awards for his teaching and contributions to geography education.
Content
1 First European Views
2 Mapping and Measuring the Land
3 Claiming the Land: Commercial Map Publishers
4 Owning the Land: County Atlases
5 Mapping the State: Andreas's Illustrated Atlas
6 City Plats and Maps
7 Mapping the Transportation Connections
8 Mapping the Developing Twin Cities
9 Landscapes of Recreation
10 Making the Modern Landscape-Two Maps