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The Fourth Part of the World An Astonishing Epic of Global Discovery, Imperial Ambition, and the Birth of America

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The Fourth Part of the Worldis an epic adventure story about the creation of the map that introduced Europe to America and ushered in the New World.

Timeline	p. xiii
Cast of Characters	p. xvii
Preface	p. xxi
Prologue: Awakening	p. 1
Old World	p. 23
Matthew's Maps	p. 25
Scourge of God	p. 45
The Description of the World	p. 65
Through the Ocean Sea	p. 83
Seeing Is Believing	p. 96
New World	p. 111
Rediscovery	p. 113
Ptolemy the Wise	p. 129
The Florentine Perspective	p. 147
Terrae Incognitae	p. 166
Into African Climes	p. 180
The Learned Men	p. 198
Cape of Storms	p. 215
Colombo	p. 236
The Admiral	p. 256
Christ-Bearer	p. 278
Amerigo	p. 302
The Whole World	p. 325
Gymnasium	p. 327
World Without End	p. 346
Afterworld	p. 371
Epilogue: The Way of the World	p. 395
Appendix: The Stevens-Brown Map	p. 399
Acknowledgments	p. 405
Notes	p. 407
Works Cited	p. 425
Further Reading	p. 434
Permissions and Credits	p. 436
Index	p. 441
Author Q&A	p. 463
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