The conquest of the ocean : the illustrated history of seafaring

Name/Title

The conquest of the ocean : the illustrated history of seafaring

Entry/Object ID

LA2019.028.002

Description

Spans five thousand years of the ocean's history to tell the stories of the courageous individuals who sailed the seas for trade, to conquer new lands, and to explore the unknown, from the early Polynesians to the first circumnavigations by the Portuguese and the British. 400 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm

Collection

Library Circulating Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Ocean travel--History., Seafaring life--History., Naval architecture--History., Discoveries in geography., Explorers., Trade routes--History., Naval history.

Book Details

Author

Lavery, Brian

Place Published

City

New York, NY

State/Province

New York

Country

USA

Continent

North America

Ocean

East Coast of North America, Atlantic Ocean, World Ocean

Date Published

2013

Call No.

G540 .L29 2013