An edition of The fourth part of the world (2009)

The fourth part of the world

the race to the ends of the earth, and the epic story of the map that gave America its name

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An edition of The fourth part of the world (2009)

The fourth part of the world

the race to the ends of the earth, and the epic story of the map that gave America its name

  • 5.0 (1 rating) ·
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In 1901, Josef Fischer accidentally discovered the Waldseemuller Map of 1507 - the first map to depict the world largely as we know it. This book tells the story of the voyagers and thinkers who created this remarkable map and ushered in the New World.

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Publisher
Profile
Language
English
Pages
462

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Cover of: Fourth Part of the World
Fourth Part of the World: The Epic Story of History's Greatest Map
2013, Profile Books Limited
in English
Cover of: Fourth Part of the World
Fourth Part of the World: The Epic Story of History's Greatest Map
2012, TBS/GBS/Transworld
in English
Cover of: The fourth part of the world
The fourth part of the world: an astonishing epic of global discovery, imperial ambition and the birth of America
2010, Free Press
Paperback in English - 1st Free Press trade pbk. ed.
Cover of: The Fourth Part of the World
Cover of: The fourth part of the world
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Edition Notes

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
912.73
Library of Congress
GA231 .L47 2009, E18.75

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 462 pages [8] pages of color plates
Number of pages
462

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL35639306M
Internet Archive
fourthpartofworl0000lest
ISBN 10
1861978030
ISBN 13
9781861978035
OCLC/WorldCat
369143731

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