A history of mankind's seaborne voyages from the Phoenicians and Chinese to modern navies and round-the-world sailing yachts. This book opens with the basic questions and challenges of navigation; and unravels the development of science and seafaring from the ancient times to the Mediterranean era.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.


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    Title :

    The history of seafaring



    Publication date :

    2007


    Size :

    374 S. , 35cm



    Type of media :

    Book


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    DDC:    623.8909
    RVK:    ZO 6020



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