Mark Monmonier

Rhumb Lines and Map Wars

A Social History of the Mercator Projection

256 pages, 52 halftones, 26 line drawings  5-1/4 x 8  © 2004

Cloth $25.00

ISBN: 9780226534312   Published November 2004

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• Synopsis
• Table of Contents
• Bio

Subjects

• Geography: Cartography
• Geography: Cultural and Historical Geography
• Geography: Social and Political Geography
• History: Discoveries and Exploration
• History: General History
• History of Science

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