Download or read book The Great Map of Mankind written by Peter James Marshall and published by Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a history, revealed through a variety of travel accounts, of British perceptions of the exotic peoples and lands of Asia, North America, West Africa, and the Pacific who became well-known during that great age of exploration, the period from the late 17th century to the end of the 18th century.