The Map That Changed the World

Winchester, Simon

Penguin Books Ltd, 2002

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Hidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London's Piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the first geological map of anywhere in the world. Its maker was a farmer's son named William Smith. Born in 1769 his life was beset by troubles. This title tells his story.

ISBN-13
9780140280395
ISBN-10
0140280391
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Year
2002
Publication date
2002-07-04
Pages
352
Dimensions
197x130x24
Weight
248