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Loading... The Charting of the Oceans: Ten Centuries of Maritime Mapsby Peter Whitfield
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This book from the Peter Whitfield cartographic series traces the history of humankind's relation to the sea as revealed in ten centuries of maritime maps. Presenting sixty maps reproduced in color over double-page spreads, & commentary describing their special features & their significance in the history of navigation, the book explores ancient navigation; the Middle Ages & the Age of Discovery; the printed sea chart, 1600-1800; & the modern sea chart. No library descriptions found. |
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![]() GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)623.89Technology Engineering and allied operations Military Engineering and Marine Engineering Naval architecture; Shipbuilding NavigationLC ClassificationRatingAverage:![]()
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Disappointment in that there was only a couple of maps showing the east coast of Africa, and neither of them were detailed. A route that was heavily travelled by spice traders and even earlier people. Trade routes linked to the Great Zimbabwe pre-Christian era. The book clearly has a European focus and there is only a small section about the Chinese and their maps...almost as though they didn't exist. The maps of the oceans in the far east are recent ones, mostly WWII vintage.
So 4.0 stars for the text of what IS there, and the beautiful photos. Perhaps a 3.0 for not being more comprehensive. (