Rare and important early first state map of the Carolinas from 1685 by Thornton, Morden & Lea, titled A New Map of Carolina, showing early settlements and landowners ($29,325). French armillary sphere ...

A set of mysterious grooves on a cave floor in France has turned out to be far more than abstract art. Archaeologists now argue that the engravings form the world’s oldest known three-dimensional map, ...

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Illustrations -- Notes on the Editors -- Notes on the Contributors -- Chapter 1 Introduction (1): Rival Interpretations of Continent Personifications -- ...