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Mercator: The Man Who Mapped the Planet - Hardcover

Crane, Nicholas

 
9780805066241: Mercator: The Man Who Mapped the Planet

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A portrait of Gerhard Mercator, who created the first technically accurate map of the world, traces his rise from a poor farming boy through his coining of the term "atlas," during which he struggled to reconcile his scientific and religious beliefs and was persecuted by the Inquisition. 17,500 first printing.

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Nicholas Crane, a geographer and adventurer, is the author of two acclaimed books, Two Degrees West and Clear Waters Rising. He lives in London.

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