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The charting of the oceans : ten centuries of maritime maps

by Peter Whitfield

An examination of the history of nautical charts as records of global exploration and humanity's expanding knowledge of the oceans beyond Europe.

Accession 16489 ISBN 0764900099 Publisher Pomegranate Artbooks
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