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Loading... Lewis and Clark: The Maps of Exploration, 1507-1814by Guy Meriwether Benson
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In competition for a mostly unclaimed continent, Spanish, English, Dutch, French and Portuguese explorers guarded their maps as state secrets, as knowledge of the landscape was the key to acquisition. Though technically innacurate and incomplete, the early maps reveal active imaginations. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)917.804History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in North America Western U.S. TravelLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |