| Description |
xix, 397 pages, 20 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Dover books on history, political and social science |
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Dover books on history, political and social science.
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| Note |
Originally published: Boston : Little, Brown, 1949. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-373) and index. |
| Contents |
The earth takes shape -- The habitable world -- The world of Claudius Ptolemy -- The Middle Ages -- Charts and the haven-finding art -- The map and chart trade -- The latitude -- The longitude -- Survey of a country -- Survey of a world. |
| Subject |
Cartography -- History.
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Cartography. (OCoLC)fst00848025
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
0486238733 (pbk.) |
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9780486238739 (pbk.) |
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