Ship : 5,000 years of maritime adventure
Lavery, Brian2010
Book
From the earliest canoes to today's sophisticated ocean-going giants, witness the drama, the splendour and excitement in this history of ships above and below the waves, through centuries of exploration, endeavour and conflict.
Main title:
Ship : 5,000 years of maritime adventure / Brian Lavery.
Imprint:
London : Dorling Kindersley, 2010.
Collation:
400 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Notes:
At head of title: National Maritime Museum.Originally published: 2004.Includes index.
ISBN:
9781405353366 (hbk)
Dewey class:
387.509
Language:
English
Index terms:
Eqyptian ships : galleys : viking longships : Colubus : colonization : Spanish Amada : Battle of Trafalgar : Age of steam : Maritime Trade : great shipping lines : cargo steamships : submarines : schooners : fishing boats : dreadnoughts : luxury liners.
BRN:
266605