Book launch: Mapmaker - The life and times of Abraham Ortelius
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Author Margaret Bolton launches her new book, 'Mapmaker - The life and times of Abraham Ortelius'
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This historical fiction follows the life of map maker Abraham, while he escapes and flees the Inquisition in Antwerp. Abraham's chief claim to fame was that he made the first map-book, now called an atlas.
Margaret has written several books while in retirement, and has belonged to the North Eastern Writers' Group for many years. She enjoys reading, photographing birds and doing jigsaw puzzles.