The mapmakers : the story of the great pioneers in cartography -- from antiquity to the space age / John Noble Wilford
by Wilford, John Noble
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0394461940
- ISBN 13
- 9780394461946
- Seller
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About This Item
London : Pimlico, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xi, 507 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Subjects; Cartography History. Cartographers. Cartography; studies.
Synopsis
John Noble Wilford is a science correspondent for The New York Times. He lives in New York.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 374742
- Title
- The mapmakers : the story of the great pioneers in cartography -- from antiquity to the space age / John Noble Wilford
- Author
- Wilford, John Noble
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394461940
- ISBN 13
- 9780394461946
- Publisher
- London : Pimlico
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
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