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Mercator: The Man Who Mapped the Planet
Mercator The Man Who Mapped the Planet
Author: Nicholas Crane
An enthralling biography of the man who created the first real map of the world and changed civilization — Born at the dawn of the age of discovery, Gerhard Mercator lived in an era of formidable intellectual and scientific advances. At the center of these developments were the cartographers who painstakingly pieced together the evidence t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780805066241
ISBN-10: 0805066241
Publication Date: 1/2/2003
Pages: 368
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Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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I'm a little biased here, as Mercator did his best work in my home country of Belgium. I"m familiar with the places they talk about in this book. Interesting to anyone who enjoy reading history.


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