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Ships Of Discovery And Exploration

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Author : Lincoln P. Paine
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2000-11-15

Ships Of Discovery And Exploration written by Lincoln P. Paine and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-11-15 with History categories.

Lincoln P. Paine's SHIPS OF THE WORLD: AN HISTORICAL HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA was honored as one of the best reference books of the year by the New York Public Library, and Library Journal described it as "clearly the most fascinating book of the year." Now, in two equally fascinating new books, Paine focuses on two of the most interesting areas of maritime history: WARSHIPS OF THE WORLD TO 1900 and SHIPS OF DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION. SHIPS OF DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION tells the stories of 125 vessels that have played important roles in voyages of geographical exploration and scientific discovery, from early Polynesian double canoes to the most technically sophisticated submersibles. Each ship is described in a vivid short essay that captures its personality as well as its physical characteristics, construction, and history. Drawings, paintings, and photographs show the grandeur and grace of these oceangoing vessels, maps help the reader follow the routes of great seafarers and naval campaigns, and chronologies offer a perspective on underwater archaeology sites, maritime technology, exploration, and disasters at sea.

Lost Ships

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Author : Mensun Bound
language : en
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Release Date : 1998

Lost Ships written by Mensun Bound and has been published by Simon & Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Shipwrecks categories.

This lavishly illustrated volume documents the stories behind the most fascinating and historically significant shipwrecks of all time, brought to life by a world-class maritime archaeologist. 250 illustrations, many in color.

Discovery Exploration Ships And Sea

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Author : Barnes & Noble, New York
language : en
Publisher:
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Discovery Exploration Ships And Sea written by Barnes & Noble, New York and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.

The Voyages Of The Discovery

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Author : Ann Savours
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2013-04-04

The Voyages Of The Discovery written by Ann Savours and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-04 with Transportation categories.

Discovery was built for Captain Scott's first Antarctic expedition of 1901-04 and was launched more than 100 years ago in 1901, at Dundee. She had a long and intriguing career before her final voyage back there in 1986; this book tells the story of that chequered history.Despite a number of expeditions to the Southern Ocean during the nineteenth century, the continent of Antarctica remained mostly a mystery by the turn of the twentieth. To remedy this the Royal Geographical Society proposed a National Antarctic Expedition, and a purpose-built vessel, the Discovery, was designed. Based on a whale ship, she was massively built to withstand ice, and was equipped with a hoisting propeller and rudder. Sh set sail from Cowes of 6 August and six months later was in the Ross Sea. The southern sledging expedition, of Scott, Shackleton and Wilson, reached within 500 miles of the South Pole.In 1905, a year after her return to Britain, she was purchased by the Hudson's Bay Company and worked as a simple cargo carrier between London and their trading posts in the Canadian Arctic. Later she was sent to rescue Shackleton's men on Elephant Island. In 1925 she became a research ship, and in 1929-31 she was used to survey what became Australian Antarctic territory. Moored on the Thames Embankment, she survived the London blitz before returning to Dundee where she is now on permanent display.

Ships Seas And Scientists

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Author : Vincent Ponko
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974

Ships Seas And Scientists written by Vincent Ponko and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Business & Economics categories.

Includes chapters on Wilkes expedition to Antarctica, 1838-42, U.S. expeditions in search of Franklin, 1850-55, and expeditions in North Pacific and Bering Strait, 1852-63.

Ships Of Exploration And Discovery Research Program

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Author : Institute of Nautical Archaeology (U.S.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988

Ships Of Exploration And Discovery Research Program written by Institute of Nautical Archaeology (U.S.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with categories.

Exploration And Empire

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Author : Katie Michelle Custer Bojakowski
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011

Exploration And Empire written by Katie Michelle Custer Bojakowski and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.

This dissertation research project focuses on maritime exploration during the Age of Discovery and the vessels that were the technological impetus for this dynamic era that ultimately led Christopher Columbus to the New World and Vasco da Gama to India. Little is known about the caravel and the nau, two ships which defined this era of global expansion; archival documents provide scant information regarding these vessels and to date there are only a few known archaeological examples. The caravel and the nau became lasting symbols of the bourgeoning Portuguese and Spanish maritime empires and are featured prominently in contemporaneous iconography. This dissertation bridges the gap between the humanities and sciences through the statistical analysis of the caravel, galleon, and nau in the iconographic record. As one of the first intensive uses of iconography in nautical archaeology, the study analyzed over 500 images using descriptive statistics and representational trends analysis in order to explore the two research questions posed, Are the ships represented in the iconography accurate? and Can iconography provide information on constructional characteristics of these vessels that will determine typology, evolution, and design changes? Gauging the accuracy of the ship representations was fundamental to establishing this study's validity. The artists creating these images were not shipwrights or mariners and thus this research was not limited to the technological and constructional aspects alone. The dissertation addressed technology as a cultural symbol in order to understand how and why cultures attach such powerful and important symbolism to technology and adopt it as an identifying feature. On a broader level, this dissertation proved that iconography is a viable data source within nautical archaeology. The representational trends and general construction proportions analyzed in the iconographic record did provide an ample amount of information about the different ship types to greatly assist in the reconstruction of a caravel, galleon, or nau. The vast quantities of new data generated using these methodologies have the potential to significantly advance the study of these three ship types when paired with current and future archaeological evidence.

Voyages Of Discovery

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Author : David Boyle
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2011-09-20

Voyages Of Discovery written by David Boyle and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-20 with History categories.

Voyages to Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Pacific—and their legacies—are dramatically described here through an authoritative text and compelling images. Aided by developments in shipbuilding, mapping, and astronomy, Europeans took to the oceans between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries in search of spices, gold, and slaves. Voyages to Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Pacific—and their legacies—are dramatically described here through an authoritative text and compelling images. The golden age of exploration includes Columbus’s first voyage to America in 1492, John Cabot and the Northwest Passage, Magellan’s circumnavigation of the globe, and the exploration of the South Pacific. The facsimile documents feature ships’ logs, drawings by explorers of the people and places they encountered, and letters home.

Maritime History The Age Of Discovery

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Author : John B. Hattendorf
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996

Maritime History The Age Of Discovery written by John B. Hattendorf and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Europe categories.

A selection of 17 lectures from a summer institute in Providence, Rhode Island, in August 1992, provide a textbook for an undergraduate course in maritime history, material for historians of Europe and her explorations up to the 17th century, and an accessible survey for interested lay readers. They cover the late medieval background, Portuguese expansion, Spain and the Atlantic conquests, and the far corners of the world (back when it had corners). No indication is given as to the number of volumes projected for the series. c. Book News Inc.

Maritime Discovery A History Of Nautical Exploration From The Earliest Times

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Author : Charles Rathbone Low
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2024-05-17

Maritime Discovery A History Of Nautical Exploration From The Earliest Times written by Charles Rathbone Low and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-17 with Fiction categories.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.