Illinois: Mapping the Prairie State Through History: Rare and Unusual Maps from the Library of Congress. Questo articolo non è disponibile.Illinois: Mapping the Prairie State Through History: Rare and Unusual Maps from the Library of Congress

These books, produced from the archives of the Library of Congress and edited by Vincent Virga, offer a glimpse into the history of the United States through rare historical full-color maps, narrative captions, and short essays. Combining 50 rare, beautiful, and diverse maps of the Prairie State from the collections of the Library of Congress, a foreword by Vincent Virga about the Library of Congress collection and the Illinois maps, informative captions about the origins and contents of those maps, and essays on state history, this book is a collectible for cartography buffs and a celebration of Illinois for residents, former residents, and visitors.