Book ID: CBB001253060

On the Edge: Mapping North America's Coasts (2012)

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McCoy, Roger M. (Author)


Oxford University Press


Publication Date: 2012
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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Authors & Contributors
Hiatt, Alfred
Šolar, Renata
Burnet, Ian
Zorn, Matija
Gašperič, Primož
Wortham, Christopher
Concepts
Maps; atlases
Travel; exploration
Cartography
Scientific expeditions
Geography
Science and culture
Time Periods
18th century
19th century
17th century
16th century
20th century
21st century
Places
United States
North America
France
Australia
Great Britain
Antarctica
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