Product Description: It takes a certain kind of adventurer to sail off into the unknown of the world's oceans, sailing by the stars, alone in the vastness of a life at sea. Join an accomplished sailor for the stories of five epic mariners who set off on some of the great ocean journeys ever undertaken...read more

This superbly illustrated A–Z companion brings together more than 300 fascinating and unique items from the National Maritime Museum (NMM). Each piece is beautifully photographed and accompanied by historical and significant information provided by the NMM’s expert curators. Some of the most special items include a love token from Nelson to Emma Hamilton; a watch from the RMS Titanic, its time frozen at 3:07 a.m.; and the legendary timepieces of John Harrison.

Product Description: Britain's overseas Empire pre-eminently involved the sea. In a two-way process, ships carried travellers and explorers, trade goods, migrants to new lands, soldiers to fight wars and garrison colonies, and also ideas and plants that would find fertile minds and soils in other lands...read more