Shedding the Veil is a highly original overview of Europe's exploration and discovery beyond her own confines. It tackles the subject via an analysis of maps da

Demonstrates how Venetian newsmongers played a crucial yet heretofore unrecognized role in the invention of America.

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Each of the maps featured in this book was showcased in the exhibition “Canada before Confederation: Early Exploration and Mapping,” which took place in sev