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Kino and the Cartography of Northwestern New Spain

One of 750 copies, folio size, 114 pp. A study drawn on the Italian Jesuit missionary, explorer and cartographer Eusebio Francisco Kino (1645-1711), by Ernest J. Burrus (1907-1991), a leading historian on northwestern New Spain. Included is a brief but vivid sketch of Kino's life, a chronological list of his maps and charts, an outline of the geography of northwestern New Spain preceding Kino's work, his more prominent cartographical contributions, and references to the influence of his maps on cartography in "New Spain" (modern-day Sonora in Mexico and southern Arizona in the United States). Designed and printed by Alfred and Lawton Kennedy, the famous printing family in the San Francisco Bay Area for much of the 20th century. ___DESCRIPTION: Original full red cloth with gilt compass design to upper board and lettering in gilt to backstrip, preliminary page with coat of arms in red, frontis portrait, title-page in red, teal and black, chapter headlines in red and teal, twenty-two plates, of which seventeen are maps (9 fold-out, 3 in colour); folio size (14" by 10.25"), paginaiton: [i-x] 1-104, limited edition of 750 copies. In the publisher's original mylar dust wrapper. ____CONDITION: A fine copy overall, internally bright and free of prior owner markings, text block is tight, gilt is bright; a hint of shelf wear at the bottom edges and light foxing to the top edge of the text block, this copy is overall fine. The mylar wrapper near fine, clean other than a few stray spots, with a hint of wear at the head and tail of the spine. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.