New found lands : maps in the history of exploration
Whitfield, Peter1998
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In this lavishly illustrated volume, Peter Whitfield looks at how the explorers of the past understood the expanding world and their place in it. To do this, he examines what we can learn about societies from the maps they produced.
Main title:
New found lands : maps in the history of exploration / Peter Whitfield.
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Imprint:
London : British Library, 1998.
Collation:
viii, 200p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 30 cm.
Notes:
Map on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780712345576 (hbk)
Dewey class:
912.09910.9
Local class:
910.9
Language:
English
BRN:
1962268
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