Mercator's World Magazine COMPLETE YEAR 1997 Vol 2 Lot of 6 Maps Atlases Globes

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Mercator's World Magazine — COMPLETE YEAR 1997 (Volume 2, all 6 issues) — Maps, Atlases, Globes & Charts A complete year of Mercator's World, the acclaimed (and now out-of-print) magazine for map collectors, antique-map dealers, and lovers of cartography and exploration history. This lot includes all six 1997 issues — Volume 2, Numbers 1 through 6 — published bimonthly by Aster Publishing Corporation. Each issue is richly illustrated in full color with feature articles by leading names in the map-collecting world, covering antique maps, atlases, globes, celestial charts, and the great voyages of discovery. Issues included (6 — complete year): Vol. 2 No. 1 — January/February 1997. Cover: Andreas Cellarius celestial hemisphere sky chart. (The harder-to-find issue in the run — short original press run.) Vol. 2 No. 2 — March/April 1997. Cover: antique map of Bermuda ("Le Isole Bermude"). Vol. 2 No. 3 — May/June 1997. "Maps on Coins — Was America Discovered in 350 BC?" Plus the African travels of Mary Kingsley and The Theater of the World. Cover: ancient gold horse coin. Vol. 2 No. 4 — July/August 1997. "Body Landscapes," Treasure Hunting in the Klondike, and Catching the Continental Drift. Cover: color woodcut. Vol. 2 No. 5 — September/October 1997. "Atlas and Ancient Astronomy," The Real "English Patient," Mapping the Philippines, and Darwin's Beagle Voyage. Cover: Atlas statue bearing a celestial globe. Vol. 2 No. 6 — November/December 1997. "Fatal Vision: Scott's Last Antarcti

• Publisher: Aster Publishing
• Year: 1997
• Condition: Very Good

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