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Harbors and High Seas: An Atlas and Geographical Guide to the Aubrey-Maturin Novels of Patrick O'Brian

by Dean King

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This companion for fans of the Napoleonic sea sagas offers maps of the novels' streets, seas, and coasts, and much more.   The tall-masted sailing ships of the early nineteenth century were the technological miracles of their day, allowing their crews to traverse the seas with greater speed than had ever been possible before. Novelist Patrick O'Brian captured the thrill of that era with his characters Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, who visited exotic locales in the service of the Royal Navy. From frigid Dieppe to balmy Batavia, they strolled the ports of the world as casually as most do the streets of their hometown.   Packed with maps and illustrations from the greatest age of sail, this volume shows not just where Aubrey and Maturin went, but how they got there. An incomparable reference for devotees of O'Brian's novels and anyone who has dreamed of climbing aboard a warship, Harbors and High Seas is a captivating portrait of life on the sea, when nothing stood between man and ocean but grit, daring, and a few creaking planks of wood.… (more)
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I browsed through this, but it is intended to be read in conjunction with the novels, to enrich the experience. ( )
  ritaer | May 23, 2022 |
I used this to find places referred to in the sea stories I was reading. Since it was specifically written for the Novels of Patrick O'Brian, there were a lot of places not referred to. ( )
  CAFinNY | Apr 26, 2019 |
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The first edition of Harbors and High Seas, ISBN 0805046100, has only 17 chapters, covering up through The Commodore. Do not combine it with later editions that have more material covering O'Brian's later books. In a few cases this ISBN is associated with a book explicitly given the "Third Edition" label, most likely due to someone editing the title - those should remain with the rest of the 3rd edition books.
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This companion for fans of the Napoleonic sea sagas offers maps of the novels' streets, seas, and coasts, and much more.   The tall-masted sailing ships of the early nineteenth century were the technological miracles of their day, allowing their crews to traverse the seas with greater speed than had ever been possible before. Novelist Patrick O'Brian captured the thrill of that era with his characters Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, who visited exotic locales in the service of the Royal Navy. From frigid Dieppe to balmy Batavia, they strolled the ports of the world as casually as most do the streets of their hometown.   Packed with maps and illustrations from the greatest age of sail, this volume shows not just where Aubrey and Maturin went, but how they got there. An incomparable reference for devotees of O'Brian's novels and anyone who has dreamed of climbing aboard a warship, Harbors and High Seas is a captivating portrait of life on the sea, when nothing stood between man and ocean but grit, daring, and a few creaking planks of wood.

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