˜Theœ 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

˜Theœ 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

A chronicle of the early sixteenth-century creation of the Waldseemüller map offers insight into how monks, classicists, merchants, and other contributors from earlier periods shaped the map's creation.

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1. Verfasser: Lester, Toby (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York u.a. Free Press 2009
Ausgabe:1. ed.
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Waldseemüller, Martin > Paris, Matthew > Polo, Marco > Geschichte 1507 > Geschichte > World maps > History > Cartography > Voyages and travels > Discoveries in geography > Travelers' writings, European > Kartografie > Karte > Entdeckungsreise > Weltkarte > Amerika > America > Maps > Name
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Zusammenfassung:A chronicle of the early sixteenth-century creation of the Waldseemüller map offers insight into how monks, classicists, merchants, and other contributors from earlier periods shaped the map's creation.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-435) and index
Beschreibung:xii, 462 p.
Ill.
23 cm
ISBN:9781416535317
978-1-4165-3531-7
1416535314
1-4165-3531-4