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"[The author] is at his best when writing of lesser-known ventures and improbable heroes....Certainly the most arresting [chapter] describes the mapping of the land beneath the seas....[Mr Wilford] has produced a brisk intelligent history that surveys the 'whole in its just proportions' with exactly the right 'overall feeling'."Wilford, John Noble is the author of 'Mapmakers', published 2001 under ISBN 9780375708503 and ISBN 0375708502.
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