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The Charting of the Oceans: Ten Centuries of Maritime Maps
The Charting of the Oceans Ten Centuries of Maritime Maps Author:Peter Whitfield This book from the Peter Whitfield cartographic series traces the history of humankinds relation to the sea as revealed in ten centuries of maritime maps. Presenting sixty maps reproduced in color over double-page spreads, and commentary describing their special features and their significance in the history of navigation, the book explore... more »s ancient navigation; the Middle Ages and the Age of Discovery; the printed sea chart, 1600-1800; and the modern sea chart.« less