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Rhumb lines and map wars : a social history of the Mercator projection / Mark Monmonier

Author
Monmonier, Mark S.
Published
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2004.
Physical Description
xiv, 242 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

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Contents
Bearings straight: an introduction -- Early sailing charts -- Mercator's résumé -- Revealing replicas -- The Wright approach -- Travelers' aide -- Soldiering on -- On track -- Wall maps and worldviews -- Size matters -- Points of view.
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ISBN
0226534316 (cloth : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-229) and index.
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