The conquest of the ocean: the illustrated history of seafaring / Brian Lavery
2013, 1st U.S. edition. New York, New York: DK Publishing. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #236878
Description; 400 pages. Includes bibliographical references (pages 390-391) and index. Contents; The first ocean sailors to 1450 -- The age of exploration, 1450-1600 -- The age of empire, 1600-1815 -- Steam and emigration, 1815-1914 -- The wars on the oceans, 1914-1945 -- The global ocean, 1945-present. Subjects; Ocean travel - History. Seafaring life - History. Naval architecture - History. Discoveries in geography. Explorers. Trade routes - History. Naval history. SCIENCE - Earth Sciences - Geography. TRAVEL - Budget. TRAVEL - Hikes & Walks. TRAVEL - Museums, Tours, Points of Interest. TRAVEL - Parks & Campgrounds.
Price: €9.95