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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' with ISBN 9780375409295 and ISBN 0375409297.
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