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Contents
The classical and early medieval heritage | 1 |
The evolution of the medieval sea chart | 11 |
Fourteenthcentury Catalan world maps | 19 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Maps and their makers: an introduction to the history of cartography |
| Author | Gerald Roe Crone |
| Edition | 5, illustrated |
| Publisher | W. Dawson, 1978 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jan 7, 2011 |
| ISBN | 0208017240, 9780208017246 |
| Length | 152 pages |
| Subjects | › Cartography Cartography - History Cartography History Reference / Atlases Technology & Engineering / Cartography Travel / Maps & Road Atlases |
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