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 /: the race to the ends of the Earth, and the epic story of the map that gave America its name. ([2012?])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- 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 /: the race to the ends of the Earth, and the epic story of the map that gave America its name. ([2012?])
- Main Title:
- 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
- Further Information:
- Note: Toby Lester.
- Other Names:
- Lester, Toby
- Contents:
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Prologue Awakening; Part One. Old World; Chapter One. Matthew's Maps; Chapter Two. Scourge of God; Chapter Three. The Description of the World; Chapter Four. Through the Ocean Sea; Chapter Five. Seeing Is Believing; Part Two. New World; Chapter Six. Rediscovery; Chapter Seven. Ptolemy the Wise; Chapter Eight. The Florentine Perspective; Chapter Nine. Terrae Incognitae; Chapter Ten. Into African Climes; Chapter Eleven. The Learned Men; Chapter Twelve. Cape of Storms; Chapter Thirteen. Colombo. Chapter Fourteen. The AdmiralChapter Fifteen. Christ-Bearer; Chapter Sixteen. Amerigo; Part Three. The Whole World; Chapter Seventeen. Gymnasium; Chapter Eighteen. World Without End; Chapter Nineteen. Afterworld; Epilogue. The Way of the World; Appendix. The Stevens-Brown Map; Acknowledgments; Notes; Works Cited; Further Reading; Permissions and Credits; Index.
- Publisher Details:
- London : Profile Books
- Publication Date:
- 2012
- Copyright Date:
- 2009
- Extent:
- 1 online resource, illustrations, maps
- Subjects:
- 912.73
Cartography -- History
World maps -- History
Discoveries in geography -- History -- To 1500
Cartography
Discoveries in geography
Names
World maps
Maps of the world
History of ideas
Cartography
Exploratory expeditions
America -- Maps -- History
America -- Name
America
America
Electronic books
History
History (form) - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 1847652808
9781847652805 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781861978035
1861978030 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access Rights:
- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
- Access Usage:
- Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
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- Physical Locations:
- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.652209
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- 07_020.xml