Putting "America" on the map : the story of the most important graphic document in the history of the United States /

Putting "America" on the map : the story of the most important graphic document in the history of the United States /

In 1507, a German cartographer working in Saint Die, in the Duchy of Lorraine, created a world map that, for the first time, included the continental landmasses in the Western Hemisphere, discovered within the 15 previous years. Schwartz brings to life the amazing history of America's 'bap...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schwartz, Seymour I., 1928-2020 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2007.
Subjects:
Waldseemüller, Martin, > 1470-1519.
Waldseemüller, Martin.
Cosmographiae introductio.
World maps > History.
Cartography > History.
Cartes du monde > Histoire.
Cartographie > Histoire.
Cartography.
Discoveries in geography.
Historical geography.
Names.
World maps.
America > Name.
America > Maps > Early works to 1800.
America > Historical geography.
America > Discovery and exploration > Maps > Early works to 1800 > Facsimiles.
Amérique > Nom.
Amérique > Cartes > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Amérique > Géographie historique.
America.
Early works.
History.
Facsimiles.
Early maps.
Cartes géographiques.

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