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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 / Toby Lester.

Van Pelt Library GA231 .L47 2009
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Lester, Toby.
Contributor:
Class of 1932 Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Waldseemüller, Martin, 1470-1519.
Waldseemüller, Martin.
Ringmann, Matthias, 1481 or 1482-1510.
Ringmann, Matthias.
Cartography--History.
Cartography.
History.
World maps--History.
World maps.
Discoveries in geography--History--To 1500.
Discoveries in geography.
America--Maps--History.
America.
America--Name.
Genre:
Maps.
Physical Description:
xii, 462 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Place of Publication:
London : Profile Books ; [New York] : Free Press, 2009.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.
ISBN:
9781861978035
1861978030
OCLC:
369143731
Publisher Number:
99935355094

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