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Ocean : a history of the Atlantic before Columbus

text Ocean : a history of the Atlantic before Columbus

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This work is a comprehensive cultural history of the Atlantic Ocean before Columbus, tracing its development from geological formation and the rise of early humans to the advancements in shipbuilding, navigation, and maritime exploration. It delve... Read more
Contents
Maps -- Foreword -- Introduction: Birthing pains -- Who ate the first oyster?, c.168,000 BP-5000BC -- The book of invasions, 5000 BC-500 BC -- Masters of the sea, 1100 BC-400 BC -- Fortunate Islands, 800 BC-AD 500 -- Promised lands, AD 400-1500 --... Read more
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xxviii, 529 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Publisher
Pegasus Books

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