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