LOT OF 7 Mercator's World Magazine - 2002-2003 Vol 7 &8 Maps Final Issue

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Mercator's World Magazine — Lot of 7 (2002–2003) — Vol. 7 (Nos. 1–5) + Complete Vol. 8 incl. FINAL ISSUE — Maps, Geography & Discovery A 7-issue run of Mercator's World (published as "Exploring Mercator's World"), the acclaimed and now out-of-print magazine for map collectors, antique-map dealers, and lovers of cartography and exploration. Spanning 2002–2003, this lot includes five of the six 2002 issues plus both 2003 issues — the complete Volume 8, including Vol. 8 No. 2, the last issue the magazine ever published before it ceased in 2003. Several issues remain in their original sealed polybag mailers. Published bimonthly by Aster Publishing Corporation, each issue is richly illustrated in full color with the "Collector's Barometer" auction-results feature. Issues included (7 total): Vol. 7 No. 1 — Jan/Feb 2002. "Visions of the Sky," The Other Pepys, Interactive Cartography, Guatemala Rising. Cover: celestial chart. Vol. 7 No. 2 — Mar/Apr 2002. "Peter Pond's River to the Sea," Amerigo's Anniversary, Surveying a State, Borders on Baubles. Vol. 7 No. 3 — May/Jun 2002. "The Cartography of War," Maps Over Miami, Oglethorpe's Utopia, The First Colony. Vol. 7 No. 4 — Jul/Aug 2002. "Northern Exposures," Aussie Gold Maps, California's Geographer Priest, Cycling Cartography. Vol. 7 No. 5 — Sep/Oct 2002. "Michelin Tours the World," Up Fisheating Creek, Verne's Voyages, The Practical Navigator. Vol. 8 No. 1 — Jan/Feb 2003. "Martyr to a Map," Captive Cartography, Hunting for Hawkeswort

• Publisher: Aster Publishing
• Year: 2002
• Condition: Very Good

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