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The conquest of the ocean : the illustrated history of seafaring, Brian Lavery

Label
The conquest of the ocean : the illustrated history of seafaring
Title
The conquest of the ocean
Title remainder
the illustrated history of seafaring
Statement of responsibility
Brian Lavery
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
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
Cataloging source
VTL
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Lavery, Brian
Dewey number
910.4/509
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
G540
LC item number
.L29 2013
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Ocean travel
  • Seafaring life
  • Naval architecture
  • Discoveries in geography
  • Explorers
  • Trade routes
  • Naval history
Label
The conquest of the ocean : the illustrated history of seafaring, Brian Lavery
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 390-391) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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
Control code
ocn855856806
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First American edition.
Extent
400 pages
Isbn
9781409367970
Isbn Type
(hbk.)
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (chiefly color)
System control number
(OCoLC)855856806
Label
The conquest of the ocean : the illustrated history of seafaring, Brian Lavery
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 390-391) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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
Control code
ocn855856806
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First American edition.
Extent
400 pages
Isbn
9781409367970
Isbn Type
(hbk.)
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (chiefly color)
System control number
(OCoLC)855856806

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