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Available
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Collection
Publication
Mercury Books (2006), Hardcover, 192 pages
Description
Developed in association with the National Maritime Museum
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This atlas focuses on exploration just between 1492 and 1600, although it begins with a “Prelude” that limns the cultural events in Europe leading up to this period. While the Introduction promises that it would show that “the attitude of the explorers toward the people they came across was
Nevertheless, it is a good introduction to exploration in this period, and contains plenty of maps, drawings, and photos.
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far from enlightened,” the book is short on details in that regard.Nevertheless, it is a good introduction to exploration in this period, and contains plenty of maps, drawings, and photos.
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Original publication date
2000
Physical description
192 p.; 11.8 inches
ISBN
1904668089 / 9781904668084