A Mapmaker's Dream

When 15th-century Venetian cartographer and monk Fra Mauro sets out to create the definitive map of the world from his cell, he finds a yearning for truth, and the project becomes the adventure of a lifetime. "Full of startling leaps of imagination . . . as seaworthy a vessel as a schooner for exploring new worlds".--"Publishers Weekly". 176 pp. National ads. National publicity. Buyer's Choice