The fourth part of the world
Subtitle: the race to the ends of the earth, and the epic story of the map that gave America its name
By: Toby Lester
Publisher: Profile
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 462
ISBN-13: 9781861978035
Subjects: Cartography; History; World maps; Discoveries in geography; Maps; Name; 74.31 history of cartography; 74.13 geography of the earth; Names; Maps of the world; History of ideas; Exploratory expeditions
Description: In 1901, Josef Fischer accidentally discovered the Waldseemuller Map of 1507 - the first map to depict the world largely as we know it. This book tells the story of the voyagers and thinkers who created this remarkable map and ushered in the New World.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.