285mm. by 250 mm. 192 pages. A history of map-making and scientific invention. This is a handsome volume, well-illustrated and in fine condition in near fine d / w.

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Title

The Shape of the World The Mapping and Discovery of the Earth.

Publisher

IBM 1st. edition.

Publication Date

1991

Language

English

ISBN 10

0540012297

ISBN 13

9780540012299

Binding

Hardcover

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Accompanying the Granada TV series of the same name, this is an illustrated history of discovery and explorers (Polo, Columbus, Cook and others) and the development of mapmaking - from the speculations of the ancient Greeks, through the Portuguese masters, to modern remote sensing.

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Neil Carver Books
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