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The history of seafaring : navigating the world's oceans /

This is a large-format, meticulously researched, lavishly illustrated and fully international history of mankind's seaborne voyages from the Phoenicians and Chinese to modern navies and round-the-world sailing yachts.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, Donald S., 1932- (Author)
Other Authors: Nurminen, Juha
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Conway, 2007.
Subjects:
Navigation > History.
Naval art and science > History.
Nautical instruments > History.
Seafaring life > History.
Navigation > Histoire.
Instruments nautiques > Histoire.
Vie en mer > Histoire.
Nautical instruments.
Naval art and science.
Navigation.
Seafaring life.
History.
Description
Summary:This is a large-format, meticulously researched, lavishly illustrated and fully international history of mankind's seaborne voyages from the Phoenicians and Chinese to modern navies and round-the-world sailing yachts.
Physical Description:374 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 35 x 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-371) and index.
ISBN:184486040X
9781844860401