The mapmaker's wife : (Record no. 11786)
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| control field | 55AFA9B1B0924AE69381ED95556E7B60 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | VSN5 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20161128052050.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 031212s2004 nyuab b 001 0deng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2003026902 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0738208086 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (IMchF)fol09124524 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | DLC |
| -- | ICrlF |
| -- | VSN5 |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE | |
| Geographic area code | sa----- |
| -- | s-ec--- |
| -- | e-fr--- |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) | |
| Holding library | VSN5 |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | F2546 |
| Item number | .W46 2004 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 981/.1032/092 |
| Edition number | 22 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 981/.1032/092 |
| -- | B |
| Edition number | 22 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Whitaker, Robert. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The mapmaker's wife : |
| Remainder of title | a true tale of love, murder, and survival in the Amazon / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Robert Whitaker ; [maps drawn by Ingrid Aue]. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Basic Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | c2004. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiv, 352 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill., maps ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-337) and index. |
| 510 0# - CITATION/REFERENCES NOTE | |
| Name of source | Booklist starred |
| 510 0# - CITATION/REFERENCES NOTE | |
| Name of source | Publisher's Weekly |
| 510 0# - CITATION/REFERENCES NOTE | |
| Name of source | Kirkus Starred |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Tells the story of Isabel Grameson, an upper-class Peruvian woman who in 1741 married Jean Godin, a member of a team of French mapmakers exploring South America, focusing on her three-thousand-mile trek down the length of the Amazon to reach her husband after they were separated on opposite sides of the continent--victims of international politics. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | A Sunday in 1769 -- Not quite round -- A daughter of Peru -- The mapmakers -- Voyage to Quito -- Measuring the baseline -- High-altitude science -- Death in the afternoon -- Marriage in Quito -- Down the Amazon -- A continent apart -- Lost on the Bobonaza -- Into the jungle -- Deliverance -- Saint Amand. |
| 521 2# - TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE | |
| Target audience note | Adult |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Godin des Odonais, Isabelle de Grandmaison, |
| Dates associated with a name | b. 1728? |
| General subdivision | Travel |
| Geographic subdivision | Amazon River Region. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Amazon River Region |
| General subdivision | Description and travel. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Godin des Odonais, Jean, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1712-1792. |
| 610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | Mission géodésique (France) |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Scientific expeditions |
| Geographic subdivision | Ecuador |
| General subdivision | History |
| Chronological subdivision | 18th century. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Ecuador |
| Form subdivision | Biography. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | France |
| Form subdivision | Biography. |
| 600 17 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Godin des Odonais, Isabelle de Grandmaison, |
| Dates associated with a name | b. 1728? |
| General subdivision | Travel. |
| Source of heading or term | sears |
| 651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Amazon River Region |
| General subdivision | Description and travel. |
| Source of heading or term | sears |
| 600 17 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Godin des Odonais, Jean, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1712-1792. |
| Source of heading or term | sears |
| 610 27 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | Mission géodésique (France) |
| Source of heading or term | sears |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Scientific expeditions |
| General subdivision | History. |
| Source of heading or term | sears |
| 651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Ecuador |
| Form subdivision | Biography. |
| Source of heading or term | sears |
| 651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | France |
| Form subdivision | Biography. |
| Source of heading or term | sears |
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