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A Book of Discovery

by M. B. Synge

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The whole story of how the map was filled in: the Phoenicians and Herodotus, the Norse and Marco Polo, the Portuguese and Columbus, the Pacific voyages and Cook, the African interior, the poles — with the old maps reproduced throughout so you can watch the world take shape.

The history of exploration, with the maps changing as you read. Download the free EPUB.

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