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The Mapmaker blurs the line between fact and fiction, weaving a tale that is as much a biographical portrait of the 15th‑century cartographer Andrea Blanco as it is a fictional adventure. Drawing upon true historical figures such as Fra Mauro, Prince Henry of Portugal, Venetian navigator Alvise Cadamosto, and others, the novel sets Blanco’s pioneering work against the backdrop of the era’s great maritime explorations. Blending cartographic detail, personal ambition, and the spirit of discovery, the story traces Blanco’s creation of one of the earliest world maps, which intriguingly depicts islands resembling Cuba, Jamaica, the Bahamas, and southern Florida, ahead of Columbus’s famous voyage.
First publish date: 1957
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Frank G. Slaughter
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