Ann (and others) : but not necessarily a weekend's quick read:-
Mercator : the man who mapped the planet / Nicholas Crane. - London :
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002. - xiii,348p., [16]p. of col. plates : ill.,
maps, portr. ; 24 cm. - Bibliogr. : p.331-338. - Notes to all chapters :
p.291-328. - Col. ill. also on dust-jacket. - ISBN 0-297-64665-6
Francis [hallo - why have I suddenly turned blue?]
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> From: Ann Sutherland [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 02 July 2002 12:56
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> Subject: Summer holiday reading!!
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> Dear Colleagues,
> Some summer holiday reading was published recently -
> "Mercator, the man who mapped the planet" by Nicholas Crane
> Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2002. £20.
> ISBN0297646656
> The biographical notes state that Nicholas Crane is a geographer and
> adventurer.
> The author gives acknowledgement to quite a few folk we know in the map
> world.
>
> Ann
>
>
> Ann Sutherland
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