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In the two centuries before Columbus, mapmaking was transformed. This book investigates this important, transitional period of mapmaking by using 14th and 15th century maps to examine how the discoveries of missionaries and merchants affected the content and configuration of world maps.Edson, Evelyn is the author of 'World Map, 13001492 The Persistence of Tradition and Transformation', published 2007 under ISBN 9780801885891 and ISBN 0801885892.
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