The world of Gerard Mercator : the mapmaker who revolutionised geography
Taylor, Andrew, journalist2004
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Gerard Mercator created the most-used map of all time. Mercator's Projection is still the standard view of the world. This text examines the evolution of mapmaking from art to science that forms the backdrop to the story of Mercator.
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London : HarperCollins, 2004.
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x, 291 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
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Includes index.Bibliography: p. 271-274.
ISBN:
00071008099780007100804
Dewey class:
526'.092526.092
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English
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BRN:
258994
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