New Found Lands: Maps in the History of Exploration

by Peter Whitfield

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First Published in 1998. An exploration narrative can be a tale of adventure and endurance, a technical account of navigation and seamanship, or a political history of the overseas empires that were built up in the wake of the explorers.

In New Found Lands, Peter Whitfield takes a different approach. By focusing on the maps that the explorers themselves used, Whitfield reveals how the both the explorers and their patrons understood their...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0415920264

ISBN13:9780415920261

Release Date:May 1998

Publisher:Routledge

Length:208 Pages

Weight:2.97 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 9.1" x 9.7"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary

Related Subjects

Earth Sciences Education & Reference Expeditions & Discoveries Geography Historic Historical Study & Educational Resources History Humanities Reference Science & Math

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