Sea Chart

Author: John Blake

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Price : 39.99 AUD
ISBN : 9781844860630
Publisher : Bloomsbury
Imprint : Conway Publishing
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Publication date : 01 July 2009
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Description

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.

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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.

Author description

Lieutenant-Commander John Blake, FRIN, spent twelve years in the Royal Navy, including in the role of navigator.

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