Ocean : a history of the Atlantic before Columbus
John Haywood
Bok · Engelsk · 2024
| Omfang | xxviii, 529 sider, 16 sider med unummererte plansjer : illustrasjoner (hovedsakelig i farger), kart
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| Opplysninger | Informed by the author's extensive travels in and around the Atlantic Ocean, crossing Newfoundland's Grand Banks, the Sea of Darkness and the weed-covered Sargasso Sea to make landfall at locations as diverse as Vinland, Greenland, the Faroes and the Cape Verde Islands, and populated by a heterogeneous and multi-ethnic cast of seafarers, fishermen, monks, merchants and dreamers, 'Ocean' is an in-depth history of a neglected subject, fusing geology, geography, mythology, cosmology, developing maritime technologies and the early history of exploration to narrate an enthralling and intriguing story - one which lies at the very heart of Europe's modern history and its relationship with the rest of the world. A history on a grand scale, 'Ocean' offers the reader a feast of historical storytelling
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| ISBN | 978-1-8011-0990-1 : Nkr 571.00
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| Hylleplass | 551.46 H
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