Off the Map: The Curious Histories of Place-Names by Derek Nelson

Off the Map: The Curious Histories of Place-Names

Derek Nelson

200 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction history informative fast-paced
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This amusing, fact-filled book recharts geography--from Ptolemy to the break-up of Yugoslavia--through the eyes of intrepid seafarers, arrogant imperialists, feuding neighbors, gullible map-makers, and bumbling tourists. 50 maps.

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