Historic maritime maps / Donald Wigal.

Por:

Wigal, Donald, 1933- [autor]

Tipo de material: Texto

TextoEditor: London : Sirrocco, c2007Descripción: 255 páginas : ilustraciones color, mapas col. ; 33 cmTipo de contenido:

texto

Tipo de medio:

no mediado

Tipo de portador:

volumen

ISBN:

9781844843893

Tema(s):

Clasificación LoC:

GA359 .W54 2007

Contenidos:

Maps and exploring -- Discovering new worlds, west and east: 1400-1500 -- Beyond the new world: 1500-1550 -- Bridging the oceans: 1550-1600 -- The renaissance of discovery: 1600-1700 -- Sailing towards the modern world: 1700-1900.

Revisión: This book presents a selection of ocean-going charts dating from the 13th century to the 17th century. Rudimentary they may perforce be, but they bear excellent witness to the achievements of the early European navigators, and to their determination to explore the ends of the Earth. What the charts may lack in geographical accuracy, they undoubtedly make up for in their charm. And of course they are invaluable as historical records. Recounting the epic journeys of maritim exploration, from Erik the Red to Robert Peary, author Donald Wigal leads us gently and pleasurably from Terra Incognita to the World As We Know It.

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Tipo de ítem	Biblioteca actual	Signatura	Copia número	Estado	Fecha de vencimiento	Código de barras
Libro	BURRF: FG (PP)	GA359 .W54 2007	1			1080227043

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This book presents a selection of ocean-going charts dating from the 13th century to the 17th century. Rudimentary they may perforce be, but they bear excellent witness to the achievements of the early European navigators, and to their determination to explore the ends of the Earth. What the charts may lack in geographical accuracy, they undoubtedly make up for in their charm. And of course they are invaluable as historical records. Recounting the epic journeys of maritim exploration, from Erik the Red to Robert Peary, author Donald Wigal leads us gently and pleasurably from Terra Incognita to the World As We Know It.