Mercator - Nicholas Crane
the man who mapped the planet
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An enthralling biography of the man who created the first real map of the world and changed civilization
Born at the dawn of the age of discovery, Gerhard Mercator lived in an era of formidable intellectual and scientific advances. At the center of these developments were the cartographers who painstakingly pieced together the evidence to create ever more accurate pictures of the planet. Mercator was the greatest of all of them-a poor farm boy who attended one of Europe's top universities, was persecuted and...
Born at the dawn of the age of discovery, Gerhard Mercator lived in an era of formidable intellectual and scientific advances. At the center of these developments were the cartographers who painstakingly pieced together the evidence to create ever more accurate pictures of the planet. Mercator was the greatest of all of them-a poor farm boy who attended one of Europe's top universities, was persecuted and...
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2002 Uitgever: The Orion Publishing Group 348 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0297646656 ISBN-13: 9780297646655Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Originele blauwe hardcover met goudopdruk op rug, stofomslag, illustraties in kleur, 8vo. [Auteur: Crane, Nicholas] [Pagina's: 348] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson] [Jaar: 2002] [Titel: Mercator: The Man Who mapped the Planet]
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