INTERACTIVE MAP
ABOUT THE BOOK
"Old maps lead you to strange and unexpected places, and none does so more ineluctably than the subject of this book: the giant, beguiling Waldseemüller world map of 1507." So begins this remarkable story of the map that gave America its name. Click here to read more!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Toby Lester is a contributing editor to and has written for The Atlantic on subjects that
include the sociology of new religions,
the attempt to reconstruct ancient Greek music,
the struggle to change alphabets in Azerbaijan,
and the chance harmonies of everyday sounds.
His work has also been featured on the radio
show This American Life. The Fourth PartÂ
of the World is his first book.
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