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pp. 348, contains several color illustrations throughout. “The author brings this great man vividly to life, underlying it with the maps themselves: maps that brought to a rapt public wonders as remarkable as today’s cyber-world. Nick Crane’s new book is a scintillating account of the climax of the map-makers’ century (and of Mercator’s life) – the miraculous compression of the planet which revolutionised navigation and has become the most common worldview we have.”
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| ISBN | 0297646656 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780297646655 | |
| Number of pages | 348 | |
| Original Title | Mercator: The Man who Mapped the Planet | |
| Published Date | 2002 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | Very Good | |
| Binding | Hardcover | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | London | |
| Edition | First Edition | |
| Category: | Travel | |
| Author: | Nicholas Crane | |
| Publisher: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd |
pp. 348, contains several color illustrations throughout. “The author brings this great man vividly to life, underlying it with the maps themselves: maps that brought to a rapt public wonders as remarkable as today’s cyber-world. Nick Crane’s new book is a scintillating account of the climax of the map-makers’ century (and of Mercator’s life) – the miraculous compression of the planet which revolutionised navigation and has become the most common worldview we have.”
| Weight | 1.2 kg |
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