NEW WORLDS. MAPS FROM THE AGE OF DISCOVERY

Take a journey into the past, to a world where exotic beasts and evenstranger locals stalk cartographic voids, where sea monsters and floatingislands lurk beyond uncertain shores, where the borders between myth andreality are blurred. Here, gathered from five centuries of exploration,are over 200 maps of oceans and continents, mountains and forests, citiesand shires. Presented in chronological order, these maps record theadventures and discoveries - not to mention fantasies and outright lies -of explorers, merchants and travelers. Taken together, they chart ourdiscovery of the world as science, legend, politics and art are blendedtogether by the cartographer's craft. Presenting an illustrated history ofthe Age of Discovery, "New Worlds" displays our finest maps and tells thestories of the explorers, rulers, scientists, artists and charlatans whocreated them.