商品簡介
This work includes a review of the life and work of the Amsterdam dealer Frederick de Wit in maps, prints and art in the second half of the seventeenth and early eighteenth century and an overview of atlases and maps issued under his name.
作者簡介
After a career in yacht, boat and historic building restoration and a stint in the army, Dr. Carhart began his second career in academia with a BA in history from the University of Southern Maine. The history of cartography has been a central point of his interests. After receiving his BA in 1998 he joined the staff at the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, working there as the assistant curator. After leaving the Osher Map Library in 2006 to complete his doctoral work he has continued to research, publish and teach in the field of cartographic history. Since receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Passau in 2011, he has worked on projects at several universities including Dresden University of Technology and Trinity College Dublin.
