Editore: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
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Editore: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
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Editore: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
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Editore: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Editore: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Editore: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: Terra Firma Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Like New!.
Editore: Orion 27/06/2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, Regno Unito
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Editore: Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom, London, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Gerhard Mercator (1512-1594) was born at the dawn of the Age of Discovery, when the world was beginning to be discovered and carved up by navigators, geographers and cartographers. Mercator was the greatest and most ingenious cartographer of them all: it was he who coined the word 'atlas' and solved the riddle of converting the three-dimensional globe into a two-dimensional map while retaining true compass bearings. It is Mercator's Projection that NASA is using today to map Mars. How did Mercator reconcile his religious beliefs with a science that would make Christian maps obsolete? How did a man whose imagination roamed continents endure imprisonment by the Inquisition? Crane brings this great man vividly to life, underlying it with the maps themselves: maps that brought to a rapt public wonders as remarkable as today's cyber-world. Nick Crane's new book is a scintillating account of the climax of the map-makers' century (and of Mercator's life) - the miraculous compression of the planet which revolutionised navigation and has become the most common worldview we have. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Orion, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: Goldstone Books, Llandybie, Regno Unito
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Editore: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.
Editore: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
Editore: Orion 27/06/2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: Bahamut Media, Reading, Regno Unito
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Editore: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: Chapter II, Sierra Vista, AZ, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Each book is inspected by store owner/staff.
Editore: Orion Publishing Group, Limited, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Regno Unito
Condizione: Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Editore: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: Fergies Books, Marietta, GA, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st British Edition.
Editore: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: Books On The Green, Lydd, KENT, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
1st edition. Hardback in dustwrapper. Decorative endpapers. Illustrated. Contents: pages generally very good and clean. Slight spotting/browning to edge extremities. Boards in very good, bright shape. Dustwrapper: slight edge creasing, otherwise very good and bright. Overall, a very good, tight copy. 348 pp.
Editore: WandN, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: Brit Books, Milton Keynes, Regno Unito
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Editore: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: Greener Books, London, Regno Unito
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Editore: Orion, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: Bestsellersuk, Hereford, Regno Unito
hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Bumped Edges. Sun Damage to edge of Pages. No.1 BESTSELLERS - great prices, friendly customer service â" all orders are dispatched next working day.
Editore: Weidenfeld And Nicolson, London, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: Rain Dog Books, Bloomington, IL, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine Dust Jacket. First Edition. 8vo. We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionaly packaged and shipped promptly. M24.
Editore: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: Antiquarius Booksellers, Falkland, BC, Canada
Prima edizione
Cloth. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. First Edition. A biography of Gerard Mercator [1512-1594], the sixteenth-century mapmaker. Mercator was the greatest and ingenious cartographer, it was he who coined the word 'atlas' and solved the riddle of converting the three-dimensional globe into a two-dimensional map. xiii, 348 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (chiefly color), portraits (some color) ; 25 cm. A completely 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. Weight, 708g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Editore: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: The Blue Penguin, FRODSHAM, Regno Unito
Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Third Impression. Card covers, pp.xiv, 348. Colour plates, bw ills. Near fine copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Editore: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: Bibliodditiques, IOBA, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: near fine. Biography of Gerard Mercator, the man who solved the puzzle of how the three-dimensional globe coulbe be converted into a two-dimensional map while retaining true compass bearings. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. 42 illustrations - black and white and full colour. Notes. Index. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 348 pp.
Editore: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: Ainsworth Books ( IOBA), Chilliwack, BC, Canada
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. First Edition. Light wear to top edge of dust jacket ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped, map endpapers ; B&W and color plates; 9.29 X 6.46 X 1.42 inches; 348 pages; "Gerhard Mercator (1512-1594) was born at the dawn of the Age of Discovery, when the world was beginning to be discovered and carved up by navigators, geographers and cartographers. Mercator was the greatest and most ingenious cartographer of them all: it was he who coined the word 'atlas' and solved the riddle of converting the three-dimensional globe into a two-dimensional map while retaining true compass bearings. It is Mercator's Projection that NASA is using today to map Mars. How did Mercator reconcile his religious beliefs with a science that would make Christian maps obsolete? How did a man whose imagination roamed continents endure imprisonment by the Inquisition? Crane brings this great man vividly to life, underlying it with the maps themselves: maps that brought to a rapt public wonders as remarkable as today's cyber-world. Nick Crane's new book is a scintillating account of the climax of the map-makers' century (and of Mercator's life) - the miraculous compression of the planet which revolutionised navigation and has become the most common worldview we have.".
Editore: Weidenfield and Nicholson, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: Lazycat Books, Bishop Auckland, DURHA, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
Soft cover. Condizione: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Like new: 1st Paperback Edition The book looks new but has been read. The cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket (if applicable) is included for hard covers. It has no missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. It may have very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover as well as very minimal wear and tear.
Editore: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; xiii, 348 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary; A biography of Gerard Mercator, the sixteenth-century mapmaker who created the first two-dimensional projection of the globe. Gerhard Mercator (1512-1594) was born at the dawn of the Age of Discovery, when the world was beginning to be discovered and carved up by navigators, geographers and cartographers. Mercator was the greatest and most ingenious cartographer of them all: it was he who coined the word 'atlas' and solved the riddle of converting the three-dimensional globe into a two-dimensional map while retaining true compass bearings. It is Mercator's Projection that NASA is using today to map Mars. How did Mercator reconcile his religious beliefs with a science that would make Christian maps obsolete? How did a man whose imagination roamed continents endure imprisonment by the Inquisition? Crane brings this great man vividly to life, underlying it with the maps themselves: maps that brought to a rapt public wonders as remarkable as today's cyber-world. Nick Crane's new book is a scintillating account of the climax of the map-makers' century (and of Mercator's life) - the miraculous compression of the planet which revolutionised navigation and has become the most common worldview we have. Subjects; Mercator, Gerhard (1512-1594). Mercator, Gerhard (1512-1594) - Biography. 16th century. Cartographers. Cartography - History. Cartographers. Cartography. Cartographers - Biography. Cartography - History - 16th century. Cartographers - Netherlands - Biography. Cartographers - Belgium - Biography. World. - History of cartography. - [literature] - 2002. maps. Mercator, Gerard. Science - History. Biography & autobiography: historical, political & military ; Map making & projections. Biography & Autobiography / General. Technology & Engineering / Cartography. Cartographers ; Biography ; Cartography ; History ; 16th century. Genres; Bibliography. Biographies. Biography. Illustrated. 2 Kg.
Editore: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: The Blue Penguin, FRODSHAM, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. Dustwrapper, pp.xiv, 348. Illustrated. Biography of the creator of the first modern map of the world. Name and date to half title. Fine in dustwrapper.
Editore: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, U.K., 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: Aynam Book Disposals (ABD), Kendal, CUMBR, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
Cloth. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. 348pp; col pls. Notes. Chronology. Bib'y. Index. Unread. D/w clipped o/w mint. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback Biography.
Editore: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: Neil Carver Books, SOUTHPORT, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. A very fine copy in like d / w.
Editore: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2002
ISBN 10: 0297646656 ISBN 13: 9780297646655
Da: R.D.HOOKER, Christchurch, Regno Unito
Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 16 colour plates plus 21 b/w plates (illustratore). 3rd Impression. New.