![]() ![]() The words, "Oceanus Britannicus" at the very bottom (southern) edge of the map finally orient the viewer to the unfamiliar grouping of land masses which constitute the great codfishing countries of the ancient world: Great Britain, Scandinavia, Finland, the arctic coast of Russia, Iceland, Greenland and Newfoundland-an unusual, even eccentric world view.Īuthor, Mark Kurlansky's sketches of world history from the cod fishing point of view challenge conventional thinking. After its shape, which does make it stand out on the bookstore shelf, the first clue to its oddness is the antique map which decorates its endpapers. ![]() Cod - A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World (Walker and Company 294pp $21.00) is an odd little book (literally only 5 x 7 inches). ![]()
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