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The fourth part of the world

by Toby Lester · 2009

Travel · ranked #33 in category

In 1901, Josef Fischer accidentally discovered the Waldseemuller Map of 1507 - the first map to depict the world largely as we know it. This book tells the story of the voyagers and thinkers who creat

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The verdict

Category
Travel
First published
2009 · 2000s
Author
Toby Lester
Standing
Recommended

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