JF Ptak Science Books: The Unspoken Bits in Antique Historical Charts: Africa, 1826

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The Unspoken Bits in Antique Historical Charts: Africa, 1826

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John L. Blake's Geographical Atlas is interesting for what it says and doesn't say--granted, you can't much take someone to task for things that they do not say, unless of course the unspoken bit makes a louder noise in its absence than in its presence.