"The boundless deep ..." : the European conquest of the Oceans, 1450 to 1840 : catalogue of an exhibition of rare books, maps, charts, prints and manuscripts relating to maritime history from the John Carter Brown Library /by John B. Hattendorf.
The catalogue of an exhibition of rare books, maps, charts, prints and manuscripts relating to maritime history held by the John Carter Brown Library in Rhode Island, covering the 15th to the mid-19th century. Organized thematically, the seven chapters cover: Discovering the globe and the sky; Discovering the nature of the sea and its winds, tides and currents; Preparing to sail; Life at sea; Paths across the sea; Activities at sea; and The literature of the sea.
Record Details
| Publisher: | John Carter Brown Library, |
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| Pub Date: | 2003. |
| Pages: | xxi, 204 p. : |