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Ship : the epic story of maritime adventure /

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Presents an illustrated chronicle of the history of ships from ancient times to the global age, with notes on ship construction, life at sea, and the use of ships for exploration, trade, military action, and pleasure travel, and brief profiles of notable seafaring people.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lavery, Brian, 1945- (Author)
Corporate Authors: Smithsonian Institution, National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Dorling Kindersley, 2010.
Edition:Paperback edition.
Subjects:
Navigation > History.
Ships > History.
Naval history.
Navigation.
Ships.
History.
Description
Summary:Presents an illustrated chronicle of the history of ships from ancient times to the global age, with notes on ship construction, life at sea, and the use of ships for exploration, trade, military action, and pleasure travel, and brief profiles of notable seafaring people.
Item Description:Published in association with the Smithsonian Institution and the National Maritime Museum.
Includes index.
The Cushing Library Military copy is part of the Blaine G. Corman Collection.
Physical Description:400 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits ; 26 cm
ISBN:9780756667412
0756667410