Umfang:
304 pages
ISBN:
9781452181158
Inhalt:
"In this remarkable collection of illustrated private journals, log books, letters, and diaries, we follow firsthand the voyages of intrepid sailors from the frozen polar wastes to South Seas paradise islands. And we meet a fascinating cast of real characters: officers and crew, cooks and whalers, surgeons and artists, explorers and adventurers- including Antonio Pigafetta, an Italian who sailed with Magellan; Tupia, a Tahitian who joined Captain Cook's first voyage; buccaneer Bartholomew Sharp, who menaced the Spanish Main; and Jeanne Baret, the first woman to circumnavigate the globe"--
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-300) and index
,
With over 450 illustrations
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First published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by Thames & Hudson Ltd
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Schiffsreise
;
Reisebericht
;
Buchmalerei
;
Bildband
Mehr zum Autor:
Lewis Jones, Huw 1980-
