The Discovery of North America; a Critical, Documentary, and Historic Investigation, With an Essay on the Early Cartography of the New World, Including Descriptions of two Hundred and Fifty Maps or Globes Existing or Lost, Constructed Before the Year 1536

Harrisse's groundbreaking work on the early history of North America highlights the complexity and importance of the region's cartographic record. A must-read for historians and cartographers alike.
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