The Road to There: Mapmakers and Their Stories
Val Ross
ISBN 10: 0887766218 ISBN 13: 9780887766213
Published by Tundra Books, 2003
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Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0887766218I4N10
Synopsis:
With reproductions of some of the most important maps in history, presents many of the unexpected stories of history's great mapmakers and their charts, quilts, songlines, and parchment that guided men and women through the strange, vast, and mysterious frontiers of the world.
About the Author:
Val Ross was a renowned journalist and won a National Newspaper Award. She was highly respected throughout the publishing industry for her coverage of books and the people who create them. She was an arts reporter at The Globe and Mail and her first book, The Road to There: Mapmakers and Their Stories was nominated for many awards and won the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s non-fiction. Val Ross passed away in 2008.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: The Road to There: Mapmakers and Their ...
Publisher: Tundra Books
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket