Sea Chart
Author(s): John Blake
To sail the oceans needed skill as well as courage, and the sea chart was the tool by which ships of trade, transport or conquest navigated their course. This book looks at the history and development of the chart and the nautical map as a means of safe and accurate seaborne navigation.
Product Information
The delivery of the content, balanced with beautiful illustrations of early charts, makes The Sea Chart a great addition to any seafarer's nautical library. Lifeboat Magazine.
Lieutenant-Commander John Blake, FRIN, spent twelve years in the Royal Navy, including in the role of navigator.
General Fields
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- : Bloomsbury
- : Conway Publishing
- : 01 July 2009
- : books
Special Fields
- : 150 colour illustrations
- : 623.892209
- : Paperback
- : John Blake