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Soundings
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Hali Felt |
"A compelling portrait of one of the most interesting "forgotten" women of the twentieth century, the scientist who mapped, for the first time, the ocean floorUntil Marie Tharp's groundbreaking work … |
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The Phantom Atlas
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Edward Brooke-Hitching |
The Phantom Atlas is an atlas of the world not as it ever existed, but as it was thought to be. These marvellous and mysterious phantoms -- non-existent islands, invented mountain ranges, mythical ci… |
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On the map
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Simon Garfield |
Examines the pivotal relationship between mapping and civilization, demonstrating the unique ways that maps relate and realign history, and shares engaging cartography stories and map lore. |
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A history of the world in twelve maps
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Jerry Brotton |
"A fascinating look at twelve maps-from Ancient Greece to Google Earth-and how they changed our world In this masterful study, historian and cartography expert Jerry Brotton explores a dozen of histo… |
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China at the center
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Natasha Reichle,Theodore N. Foss,Mark Stephen Mir |
"Global exploration in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries led to new interactions between Europe and Asia. Jesuit priests were instrumental in spreading knowledge of the world to China and infor… |
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To the ends of the Earth
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Jeremy Harwood |
Focusing on 100 maps that changed human understanding of the world around us, changed the course of map-making, or directly influenced the path of history, this book reveals how different peoples hav… |
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