A Mistake (17th Century Map of California as an Island) of Massive Proportion

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Article from April 5, 2010 Chronicle of the University of Southern California entitled " A Mistake of Massive Proportions: a 17th-century map depicts California as an island." by Dan Knapp, danielk@usc.edu

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