The sea chart : the illustrated history of nautical maps and navigational charts
Blake, John2004
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This volume looks at the history and development of the chart and the related nautical map, in both scientific and aesthetic terms, as a means of safe and accurate seaborne navigation. Key figures or milestones in the history of charting are presented in stand-alone story box features.
Main title:
The sea chart : the illustrated history of nautical maps and navigational charts / John Blake ; foreword by HRH the Duke of York.
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Imprint:
London : Conway Maritime, 2004.
Collation:
160 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Bibliography: p. 158.
ISBN:
085177945X9780851779454
Dewey class:
623.8'922'09623.899
Local class:
623.892
Language:
English
BRN:
314300