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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

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Running Time: 15:36 hrs

Narrator: Peter Jay Fernandez

Publisher:
Recorded Books, 2011

Details:

Author: Lester, Toby

Contributor: Recorded Books, LLC.; Fernandez, Peter Jay.

Edition: Unabridged

Date:

Created
2011

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Copyrighted
2009

Summary:
Lester spotlights Martin Waldseemüller's 1507 world map and recounts the epic tale of the mariners and scholars who facilitated this watershed of Western history.

Genre:
History and geography

Subject(s): Cartography | Discoveries in geography | History | Paris, Matthew | Polo, Marco | To 1500 | Travelers' writings, European | Voyages and travels | Waldseemüller, Martin, 1470-1519 | World maps

Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, MD, [Prince Frederick, Md.], Recorded Books, [Distributed by] OneClick Digital

Language(s): English

ISBN: 9781456111151