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New Found Lands

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How did explorers understand the expanding world and their place in it? What were they really seeking? How did they balance the known and the unknown in their minds? Historical maps are important in answering these questions and this book displays the geographical ideas of the explorers themselves.

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New Found Lands, Peter Whitfield

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1998
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Title
New Found Lands
Language
English
Format
Hardcover
Pages
128
ISBN10
0712345574
ISBN13
9780712345576
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How did explorers understand the expanding world and their place in it? What were they really seeking? How did they balance the known and the unknown in their minds? Historical maps are important in answering these questions and this book displays the geographical ideas of the explorers themselves.