McCoy, Roger M. (Author)
Oxford University Press
Physical Details: ix + 251 pp.; ill.; maps; bibl.; index
Language: English
Tells the captivating--and often harrowing--story of the 400 year effort to map North America's Coasts Includes a set of maps, all drawn to the same projection, that show the progress of mapping the coasts of North America Contains information on sailing, the life of a sailor, and the importance of maps and narratives to exploration Based on the narratives of mariners who sought a passage through the continent to Asia and produced maps as a byproduct of their journeys
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