Henry IV: King of France

Biographies & Memoirs

Buisseret, David

Leaders & Notable People

Unwin Hyman

Henry IV (French Literature Series)

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

When the French Colonial Historical Society/Societe d'Histoire Coloniale Francaise decided to hold its 1991 meeting in Chicago, under the auspices of the Smith Center for the History of Cartography, it seemed a good idea to accompany this meeting with a display of maps. We wanted maps to show the actual implantation of French settlement on the ground in North America, with some detail of the way the settlers laid out their fields, organized their fortifications, built their houses and so forth. So it was no use turning to the well-worn small-scale printed maps that we have often seen; here we needed large-scale, mostly manuscript maps.

Mapping the French Empire in North America: An interpretive guide to the exhibition mounted at the Newberry Library on the occasion of the seventeenth ... Française, with the support of Barry MacLean

Newberry Library

In 1400 Europe lagged far behind much of the world in its understanding of the use of maps. And yet, by 1600 the Europeans had come to use maps for a huge variety of tasks, and were far ahead of the rest of the world in their appreciation of the power and use of cartography. The Mapmakers' Quest illuminates the forces behind this development--not only to tease out the strands of thought and practice which led to the use of maps, but also to assess the ways in which such use affected European societies and economies. David Buisseret is one of the most eminent historians of cartography, and in this striking volume he offers a fresh and compelling approach to the cultural history of early modern Europe, revealing how the development of maps shaped and was shaped by larger movements. Taking as a starting point the question of why there were so few maps in Europe in 1400 and so many by 1650, the book explores the reasons for this and its implications for European history. It examines how mapping and military technology advanced in tandem, how modern states' territories were mapped and borders drawn up, the role of maps in shaping the urban environment, and cartography's links to the new sciences.

The Mapmakers' Quest: Depicting New Worlds in Renaissance Europe

History

Europe

Oxford University Press

A study of the establishment of the town of Port Royal, Jamaica, in the second half of the 17th century, the heyday of privateering. The town was critical to the successful British colonization of Jamaica and pivotal to British mercantile activity, but is best known for its swashbuckling pirates.

Port Royal Jamaica

Pawson, Michael

Americas

Oxford Univ. Pr.

"A distinctive and skillful effort to bring facets of Illinois history to a popular as well as an academic audience."—John Hoffman, Illinois Historical Survey, University of Illinois Library

Historic Illinois from the Air

University of Chicago Press

The extremely varied geography of Texas, ranging from lush piney woods to arid, mountainous deserts, has played a major role in the settlement and development of the state. To gain full perspective on the influence of the land on the people of Texas, you really have to take to the air—and the authors of Historic Texas from the Air have done just that. In this beautiful book, dramatic aerial photography provides a complete panorama of seventy-three historic sites from around the state, showing them in extensive geographic context and revealing details unavailable to a ground-based observer.
Each site in Historic Texas from the Air appears in a full-page color photograph, accompanied by a concise description of the site's history and importance. Contemporary and historical photographs, vintage postcard images, and maps offer further visual information about the sites. The book opens with images of significant natural landforms, such as the Chisos Mountains and the Big Thicket, then shows the development of Texas history through Indian spiritual sites (including Caddo Mounds and Enchanted Rock), relics from the French and Spanish occupation (such as the wreck of the Belle and the Alamo), Anglo forts and methods of communication (including Fort Davis and Salado's Stagecoach Inn), nineteenth-century settlements and industries (such as Granbury's courthouse square and Kreische Brewery in La Grange), and significant twentieth-century locales, (including Spindletop, the LBJ Ranch, and the Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport).
For anyone seeking a visual, vital overview of Texas history, Historic Texas from the Air is the perfect place to begin.

Historic Texas from the Air

Arts & Photography

Graves, Jack

Francaviglia, Richard

Saxon, Gerald

Individual Artists

University of Texas Press

Sully and the Growth of Centralized Government in France, 1598-1610

Eyre & Spottiswoode

The Wars of Religion - The Hamlyn History of the World in Colour Volume Ten

Elton, G.R.

Paul Hamlyn

This biography of the legendary mistress of King Louis XV of France offers insights into the life of one of the most enchanting, powerful and feared women to grace the world's stage.

Two by Two: Twenty-two Pairs of Maps from the Newberry Library Illustrating 500 Years of Western Cartographic History

Science & Math

Akerman, James R.

Karrow Jr., Robert W.

Astronomy & Space Science

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