Philip D. Burden is a

geographer A geographer is a physical scientist, social scientist or humanist whose area of study is geography, the study of Earth's natural environment and human society, including how society and nature interacts. The Greek prefix "geo" means "earth" a ...

, map dealer and

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the stu ...

. He is best known as the author of ''The Mapping of North America: A List of Printed Maps 1511–1670'' and ''The Mapping of North America II: A List of Printed Maps 1671–1700.'' These books are widely considered the authoritative works on the topic of historic North American

cartography Cartography (; from grc, χάρτης , "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and , "write") is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an im ...

Works

*''The Mapping of North America: A List of Printed Maps 1511–1670'' (1996). Raleigh Publications, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, UK. . *''The Mapping of North America II: A List of Printed Maps 1671–1700'' (2007). Raleigh Publications, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, UK. .

References

External links

Clive A. Burden Ltd.
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