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Maps and map-making; three lectures delivered under the auspices of the Royal geographical society (1910)

Reeves, Edward Ayearst, 1862-1945, Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) · London, The Royal geographical society · leaf 54

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of following round the coast-line, fearingto venture out into the unknown, became bolder, left theold beaten tracks, and struck out new routes across seasand oceans which before he would never dare to attempt.But for the compass we should in all probability never havehad such voyages as that of… … Fig. 42.—Chinese Compass.{From R.G.S. Collection.) 36 MAPS AND MAP-MAKING

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