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The Sea Chart: The Illustrated History of Nautical Maps and Navigational Charts
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Book cover for 9780851779454 Book cover for 9781844860630
 
from Bloomsbury Pub Ltd (July 1, 2009)
9781844860630 | details & prices | 160 pages | 11.20 × 11.80 × 0.50 in. | 2.08 lbs | List price $28.70
This edition also contains Sea Chart: The Illustrated History of Nautical Maps and Navigational Charts
About: To sail the oceans needed skill as well as courage and experience, and the sea chart with, where appropriate, the coastal view, was the tool by which ships of trade, transport or conquest navigated their course.
from Conway Maritime Pr (June 28, 2004)
9780851779454 | details & prices | 160 pages | 11.50 × 12.25 × 1.00 in. | 2.90 lbs | List price $24.95
About: This volume looks at the history and development of the chart and the related nautical map, in both scientific and aesthetic terms, as a means of safe and accurate seaborne navigation.