The fourth part of the world: the race to the ends of the earth and the epic story of the map that gave America its name by Toby Lester, Toby Lester

The fourth part of the world: the race to the ends of the earth and the epic story of the map that gave America its name

Toby Lester, Toby Lester

480 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative fast-paced
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The Waldseem ller Map of 1507 introduced an astonishing collection of cartological firsts. It was the first map to show the New World as a separate continent, alongside Europe, Africa and Asia - and the first on which the word 'America' appears. I...

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