Map Cover Art

Small 4to. 144 pp, bibliography, acknowledgments, foreword, introduction, The Background; The Early Artists; Ellis Martin; The Later Artists; The Covers with color covers and b&w illustrations throughout. First Edition, 1991. Green cloth with gilt figure on motorcycle, pipe in mouth, viewing map, and gilt lettering to front board and spine. The Ordnance Survey, official map maker of Great Britain since 1791, is truly a national institution: its name and products synonymous with quality, and this volume is the ideal introduction to this art form. It plots the history of Orrdnance Survey map cover design and includes 80 pages of full colour illustrations of artist-drawn covers. A detailed listing of all artist-produced Ordnance Survey covers, together with an illustration of each, is also included. from the jacket flap.