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The mapmakers by John Noble Wilford · Booklabria

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The mapmakers

HistoryHistoire

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First published: 1981
Language: English
Editions: 6

Synopsis

A comprehensive history of cartography that traces the adventures, discoveries and feats of technical ingenuity by which man has succeeded in mapping the globe, moon and the planets.

Subjects: History
Histoire
Geschichte
Cartography
Nd index
Cartographers

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