Mercator : the man who mapped the planet
Crane, Nicholas2003
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This work is a biography of Gerhard Mercator, the cartographer who coined the word atlas and solved the riddle of converting the three-dimensional globe into a two-dimensional map while retaining true compass bearings.
Main title:
Mercator : the man who mapped the planet / Nicholas Crane.
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Imprint:
London : Phoenix, 2003.
Collation:
xv, 397 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), facsims. (some col.), maps (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002.Includes index.Bibliography: p. 375-385.
ISBN:
075381692X9780753816929
Dewey class:
526'.092920.MER920.MERC920 MERC920MER
Local class:
526.092
Language:
English
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BRN:
11004