Mercator ; The Man Who Mapped the Planet
by Crane, Nicholas
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 075381692X
- ISBN 13
- 9780753816929
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Phoenix, London, 2003. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Various. 400 g; XVI, 400 pages, in colour illustrated softcover binding, and illustrated with 16 pages of colour plates, and various black-and-white figures within the text, and a map. previous owner's details at the bottom right-hand corner of the 1st page, and slight darkening of the page edges are the only fault. This is the biography of Gerard Mercator who solve the dimensional riddle they had vexed map makers for so long -- how to convert a three-dimensional globe into a two-dimensional map. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Geography & Maps; ISBN: 075381692X. ISBN/EAN: 9780753816929. Inventory No: 0280546. . 9780753816929
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0280546
- Title
- Mercator ; The Man Who Mapped the Planet
- Author
- Crane, Nicholas
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 075381692X
- ISBN 13
- 9780753816929
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- BZDB2 MERCATOR, GERHARD, 1512-1594 CARTOGRAPHY_HISTORY Geography & Maps; Various Unbranded ISBN: 075381692X EAN: 9780753816929 Crane, Nicholas Mercator ; The Man Who Mapped the Planet
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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