The conquest of the ocean : the illustrated history of seafaring / Brian Lavery.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781465408419
- ISBN: 9781409367970
- ISBN: 146540841X
- Physical Description: 400 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First American edition
- Publisher: New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2013.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 390-391) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Ocean travel > History. Seafaring life > History. Naval architecture > History. Discoveries in geography. Explorers. Trade routes > History. Naval history. |
Available copies
- 8 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Statesville Main Library | 910.4509 LAV (Text) | 33114017318247 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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