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Phantom Atlas

The Greatest Myths, Lies and Blunders on Maps

Brooke-Hitching, Edward

Phantom Atlas

Phantom Atlas

The Greatest Myths, Lies and Blunders on Maps

Phantom Atlas

 

The astonishing story of the maps and atlases throughout history that got it completely wrong. }The Phantom Atlas{ is a beautifully produced volume, packed with stunning maps and drawings of places and people that never existed.

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Beschrijving Phantom Atlas

The astonishing story of the maps and atlases throughout history that got it completely wrong

ISBN
9781471159459
Pagina's
256
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NUR
680
Uitvoering
Hardback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Simon and Schuster UK

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