Description
The Commanding Sea, Six Voyages of Discovery
Clare Francis
Large format hardback with dust jacket in very good condition. Front fly leaf clipped. Reg Vallintine bookplate on inside front cover.
Contents include: Seafaring in the ancient Mediterranean; Marine technology in the 15th century; Cook and Columbus; East India Company; Development of the warship; Oil; Shetland; Antarctica; Life in the Deep Sea; Fish farming.
280 pages
B&W and colour photographs throughout
222 mm x 295 mm (approx. 8.75 in x 11.5 in)
1981, Nexus Communications Ltd, BBC, London