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Mapping the world : a history of exploration / Peter Whitfield.

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Field name	Details
Author	Whitfield, P. (Peter)
Title	Mapping the world : a history of exploration / Peter Whitfield.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	London : Folio Society, c1998, 2000.
Description	viii, 263 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 30 cm.
Note	Mapping the world was first published in 1998 under the title "New found lands: maps in the history of exploration" by the British Library.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	1. Exploration in the Ancient World -- 2. The Lure of the East, 1250-1550 -- 3. The New World, 1490-1630 --4. The Pacific and Australia, 1520-1800 -- 5. The Continents Explored, 1500-1900 -- Exploration in the Modern World.
Subjects	Cartography -- History
Subjects	Discoveries in geography
Other Corporate Bodies	Folio Society (London, England)
Call number	910.9 WHI

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Barcode	Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Status	Due Date
A00448338	910.9 WHI	General Collection		. Available to Museum Staff .