Historic Maritime Maps

Historic Maritime Maps
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Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 1597640190
ISBN-13 : 9781597640190
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Book Synopsis Historic Maritime Maps by : Donald Wigal

Download or read book Historic Maritime Maps written by Donald Wigal and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The selection of maps in this book dates from the 12th to the 18th century. While they may appear quite primitive to our eyes, they reveal the steady progress of the earliest seafarers in their determination to conquer the sea. What they lack in geographical accuracy, they make up for in charm.


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