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Fall 2012 Catalogue 17
Social Liberation
From the French Revolution to the Middle of the Twentieth
Century
by Agnes M. L. Kerssemakers
This extensive catalogue describes around 9,000 printed books, pamphlets, papers,
periodicals, almanacs, broadsides, posters, prints, caricatures, photographs, manuscripts,
and memorabilia that were collected by author Agnes M. L. Kerssemakers over the course of
many years. It is a collection of mainly propaganda and enlightenment publications, but also
entertainment pieces like songs and literature, including almost every edition of the Malik-
Verlag. The book is complemented with pictorial surveys of social bodies or activities, as well
as the great works of the social Fathers, like Babeuf, Morelly, Rousseau, Moses Hess, Flora
Tristan, Marx, and Lenin. The catalogue has been enriched with 161 full-color illustrations.
2012, hardcover, 8.5 x 11 inches, 835 pages
ISBN 9789061948490, Order No. 108986, $200.00
Japoniæ Insulæ
The Mapping of Japan: A Cartobibliography of European
Printed Maps of Japan before 1800
by Jason Hubbard
Japoniæ Insulæ systematically categorizes and provides an overview of all the
European printed maps of Japan published to 1800. The author has undertaken a
review of the literature, conducted an exhaustive investigation in major libraries and
private collections, analyzed these findings, and compiled information on 125 maps of
Japan. The introduction contains information about the mapping to 1800, the typology
of Japan by western cartographers, an overview on geographical names on early
modern western maps of Japan, and a presentation of the major cartographic models
developed for this book.
2012, hardcover, dust jacket, 9.5 x 12.5 inches, approx. 460 pages
ISBN 9789061945314, Order No. 108807, $265.00
Available in late 2012
Finding Their Way at Sea
The Story of Portolan Charts, the Cartographers Who
Drew Them and the Mariners who Sailed by Them
by Richard Pflederer
The story of sea charts, of manuscript portolan charts in particular, is a story
intimately intertwined with the history of the western world during some of the
most significant and eventful periods of recorded history. Through these astonishingly
beautiful and functional charts, we can trace developments in trade and
warfare, exploration and colonial domination from the late medieval period
through the Renaissance and into the Age of European Enlightenment. Featuring
approximately 100 full-color illustrations, the book traces the history of these charts
from their introduction in the late thirteenth century to their supplantation in the
eighteenth century by their cheaper, printed cousins.
2012, hardcover, 6.75 x 11.5 inches, approx. 175 pages
ISBN 9789061944904, Order No. 109865, $59.95
Available in late 2012