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Mammals

Neotropical Rainforest Mammals A Field Guide

Emmons Louise H., Feer François

ISBN: PB: 9780226207216, University of Chicago Press, September 1997
396 pp., 23x15 cm, 29 colour plates, 9 halftones, 195 maps, 14 line drawings

"Neotropical Rainforest Mammals", the first color-illustrated field guide to these marvelously diverse and elusive creatures, has enjoyed tremendous success since its initial publication in 1990. Ecotourists and field researchers alike have applauded...

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Nature

Ecology

Field Guide to the Families and Genera of Woody Plants of Northwest South America With Supplementary Notes on Herbaceous Taxa

Gentry Alwyn H.

ISBN: PB: 9780226289441, University of Chicago Press, June 1996
920 pp., 25.4x16.5 cm, 291 line drawings

To understand almost any part of the tropical rain forest's fabulously complex web of life, one must first learn to identify a bewildering array of plants. Alwyn Gentry's landmark book, completed just before his tragic death in 1993, is the only fiel...

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Birds

Ecology

Neotropical Birds Ecology and Conservation

Stotz Douglas F., Fitzpatrick John W., Parker III Theodore A., Moskovits Debra K.

ISBN: PB: 9780226776309, ISBN: HB: 9780226776293, University of Chicago Press, June 1996
502 pp., 27.9x21.6 cm, 16 colour plates, 46 halftones, 51 line drawings, 64 tables

Four of the world's leading ornithologists and ardent conservationists have produced this unique synthesis of the ecological information on all 4,037 species of birds found from Mexico south to Tierra del Fuego. In tables that cover more than 300 pag...

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Reptiles & Amphibians

Photographic Guide to Snakes and Reptiles of Australia

Swan Gerry

ISBN: PB: 9781853685859, Bookport, New Holland Publishers, January 1996
144 pp., 19x9.8 cm

This photographic guide is designed as a companion for the traveller, local or international, who is interested in Australian reptiles. The guide identifies 231 species covering the most commonly seen snakes, turtles, tortoises, geckos, lizards, drag...

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Cartography

History of Cartography, Volume 2, Book 2 Cartography in the Traditional East and Southeast Asian Societies

Harley J. B., Woodward David

ISBN: HB: 9780226316376, University of Chicago Press, February 1995
998 pp., 27.9x21.5 cm, 40 colour plates, 503 halftones

The monumental "History of Cartography" is an unprecedented survey of the development of cartography both as a science and an art. This essential reference presents the enormous value of maps to societies worldwide and explores the many ways they hav...

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Cartography

Mapping It Out Expository Cartography for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Monmonier Mark

ISBN: PB: 9780226534176, ISBN: HB: 9780226534169, University of Chicago Press, June 1993
316 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 112 maps

Writers know only too well how long it can take – and how awkward it can be – to describe spatial relationships with words alone. And while a map might not always be worth a thousand words, a good one can help writers communicate an argument or expla...

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Cartography

Things Maps Don't Tell Us An Adventure into Map Interpretation

Lobeck Armin K.

ISBN: PB: 9780226488776, University of Chicago Press, June 1993
174 pp., 26.2x18.9 cm, line drawings throughout

Foreword to the 1993 Edition Introduction I. Coast Lines 1. Distorted Coast Lines. A Map of the World of 1589 2. Projections and Protuberances. Gulf of Mexico 3. Peninsulas. The Peninsula of Denmark 4. Peninsulas. The Peninsula of Florida 5. Peninsu...

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Cartography

History of Cartography, Volume 2, Book 1 Cartography in the Traditional Islamic and South Asian Societies

Harley J. B., Woodward David

ISBN: HB: 9780226316352, University of Chicago Press, August 1992
604 pp., 27.9x21.5 cm, 40 page colour insert, 40 colour plates, 355 halftones, 8 tables

The first book of volume 2 of the monumental "History of Cartography" focuses on mapping in non-Western cultures, an area of study traditionally overlooked by Western scholars. Extensive original research makes this the foremost source for defining,...

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Cartography

History of Cartography, Volume 1 Cartography in Prehistoric, Ancient, and Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean

Harley J. B., Woodward David

ISBN: HB: 9780226316338, University of Chicago Press, May 1987
622 pp., 27.9x21.5 cm, 32-page colour insert, 40 colour plates, 240 halftones

By developing the broadest and most inclusive definition of the term "map" ever adopted in the history of cartography, this inaugural volume of the "History of Cartography" series has helped redefine the way maps are studied and understood by scholar...

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Cartography

Canada Gazetteer Atlas

ISBN: HB: 9780226092591, University of Chicago Press, August 1980
176 pp., 45.9x33.5 cm

This definitive work – Canada's official atlas – is the first to bring together from diverse official sources complete information on the populated places of the country. It consists of two parts: First, 48 double-page relief maps which are the mo...

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