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Ship - Hardcover

Lavery, Brian

 
9781405353366: Ship
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1405353368 ISBN 13: 9781405353366
Verlag: DK, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

5,000 years of maritime adventure in a new compact format

From the earliest dugout canoes and the boats of the Ancient Egyptians to the most technologically advanced battleships and cruise-liners, this is the ultimate guide to every aspect of the ship, and those who have sailed them.

Find out all about the endeavours of the great explorers as they mapped the globe and discovered new worlds, you'll learn the impact ships have had on trade and industry and find out all the key historical conflicts in which ships played a vital role. Plus, take a look at seafaring for pleasure and trace fishing through the ages.

Every conceivable type of sea-going vessel is featured, from caravels and galleons, warships and yachts to clippers and cruise-liners. Produced in association with the National Maritime Museum.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Brian Lavery is Curator Emeritus at the National Maritime
Museum, Greenwich, London. He is the author of more
than thirty books on ships and seafaring, including
Ship: 500 Years of Maritime Adventure.
A highly respected maritime historian, he has appeared
on television programmes such as Time Team and
Timewatch and has acted as consultant on many
documentaries, including the BBC's Empire of the Seas.
He was consultant on the film Master and Commander:
The Far Side of the World, and advised on the replica
of Captain Cook's Endeavour. A skilled yachtsman, he
has considerable experience with traditional ships.

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5,000 years of maritime adventure in a new compact format. From the earliest dugout canoes and the boats of the Ancient Egyptians to the most technologically advanced battleships and cruise-liners, this is the ultimate guide to every aspect of the ship, and those who have sailed them. Find out all about the endeavours of the great explorers as they mapped the globe and discovered new worlds, you'll learn the impact ships have had on trade and industry and find out all the key historical conflicts in which ships played a vital role. Plus, take a look at seafaring for pleasure and trace fishing through the ages. Every conceivable type of sea-going vessel is featured, from caravels and galleons, warships and yachts to clippers and cruise-liners. Produced in association with the National Maritime Museum.

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Verlag
DK
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1405353368
ISBN 13 
9781405353366
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
400
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