by Iris Miller
(1)17 used & new from $7.07(Visit the Best Sellers in Atlases & Maps list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)"...a fascinating book about our Nation's Capital City. For all who are interested in the historic, aesthetic, economic, and social impacts on the growth, planning, and future of cities, this is a 'must-have' book which will educate and impress.It will have an influence on cityscapes for years to come. For those who just love studying maps, it is captivating for leisure-time perusal." --Hon. Clarence J. Brown, former U.S. Congressman from Ohio, and immediate past President, U.S. Capital Historical Society, former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce"Washington in Maps has a broad appeal extending from the general public to the scholar, architect, urban designer, planner, and preservationist. It will be an excellent compliment to the scholarly and definitive works on Washington by John Reps. I would not be without the books of either author." --Steven W. Hurtt, Dean, University of Maryland, School of Architecture, and former Director, Summer Institute for Architecture, The Catholic University of America"This book will be a useful addition to the literature on Washington, D.C. and the history of urban planning. It provides a comprehensive overview of the planning of the city, focusing not only on the local situation, but also exploring the origins of the city plan in the French Baroque and its role as a model for urban planning in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In addition, the book brings together in one publication reproductions of the most important planning maps of the city, some of which have not been published or exhibited before and which are maintained by a variety of custodial repositories." --Ronald E. Grim, Specialist in History, Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress"Washington in Maps tells teh story of a uniquely planned city, risen from a swamp along the banks of the Potomac River to become the capital of the most powerful nation on earth. Further and fundamental, the capital of a democracy, Washington embodies the ideals and principles upon which the Nation was founded. Nowhere is this more clearly represented that in the maps and plans of the city, now so meticulously compiled in this marvelous book." --Hon. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, former U.S. Senator from New York
Standing among the most important cities of the world, and a planned city from its inception, Washington, District of Columbia, is abundantly documented. In Washington in Maps, Iris Miller delves into this historic documentation, into sometimes rare and often buried maps and letters and charts, and reveals to us a brilliant portrait of this ever-evoloving capital of a nation.Washington in Maps features, in full color, over 100 glorious maps, dating from the seventeenth century to the present, featuring the most splendid antique maps of Washington-to the extraordinary, otherworldly satellite imagery of today. Included are maps by Thomas Jefferson and Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the man upon whose design modern Washington now stands; a map of Captain John Smith from 1608; and maps by the Senate Park (McMillan) Commission, among many others.Maps detail both the current reality of a place, and, as well, offer imaginative renderings of future possibility, in the process often becoming something of extraordinary beauty in their own right. Washington in Maps charts a passionate course through this terrain and serves as a testament to the wonder, artistry, and intelligence that these maps manifest.
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