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The mapmaker's quest : depicting new worlds in Renaissance Europe /

"In 1400 Europe was almost entirely without maps, but by 1650 had witnessed an explosion in cartography that was to change the course of European history. This book shows how Europe managed to overtake the pre-eminent countries in early map-making, such as China and Japan, to become the world l...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Buisseret, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
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