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Containing a wealth of geographical information new to Europeans - from the diaries of Marco Polo to detailed reports from the Muslim diplomat Leo Africanus - it became the basis of the world map we still use today

"The Colour Bible is one to return to again and again

Based on contemporary notes and further reflections

1963: That Was the Year That Was PG25 he will usher in aWhile we conveniently package the past into decades when talking about the Roaring 20s, the Rock and Roll era of the 50s or the Swinging 60s, these tend to be labels of convenience rather than of historical accuracy. In reality, the first four years of the 1950s were more akin to the 1940s, with austerity and rationing still facts of every day life. Likewise, the first three years of the 60s were, in terms of fashion, social attitudes and living