Arctic Sun and Tropic Moon: Vitus Bering and James Cook Discover Alaska and Hawaii/Earl Schenk Miers; Enrico Arno; Stephan Martin; The Curtis Paper Company

Arctic Sun and Tropic Moon: Vitus Bering and James Cook Discover Alaska and Hawaii/Earl Schenk Miers; Enrico Arno; Stephan Martin; The Curtis Paper Company

Books

REF.PM.0966
Reference Collection
[32] p. : [2] folded leaves of plates : ill., 2 col. maps ; 24 cm.
1960
The Curtis Paper Company
Vitus Bering, James Cook
Joseph Blumenthal
Enrico Arno
Crafton Graphics, Inc.
William Paper Company, Inc.
The Spiral Press
Earl Schenck Miers
Stefan Martin
Newark
Description and travel, Discovery and exploration, Bering, Vitus Jonassen, 1681-1741, Cook, James, 1728-1779
Example of printmaking. Includes maps of the voyages by Enrico Arno and wood engravings by Stefan Martin, drawn from original sources. From colophon: "Arctic Sun and Tropic Moon is the seventh booklet in a series of Americana commissioned annually by the Curtis Paper Company of Newark, Delaware. The edition has been designed by Joseph Blumenthal. Text and wood engravings have been printed at The Spiral Press, New York. The map insert has been lithographed by Crafton Graphics, Inc. The paper is Curtis Rag White Wove and Tweed-weave Cover. The text has been set in linotype Scotch No. 2 with Bulmer and Perpetua for display."