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Early Mapping of the Pacific: The Epic Story of Seafarers, Adventurers and Cartographers Who Mapped Earth's Greatest Ocean

by Thomas Suárez
Early Mapping of the Pacific: The Epic Story of Seafarers, Adventurers and Cartographers Who Mapped Earth's Greatest Ocean
Early Mapping of the Pacific: The Epic Story of Seafarers, Adventurers and Cartographers Who Mapped Earth's Greatest Ocean

Charting the vast unknown, Pacific Ocean's secrets.

If you feel the call of the sea and its mysteries, "Early Mapping of the Pacific" could be your next port of call. Author Thomas Suarez brings to life the thrilling sagas of the explorers and mapmakers who ventured into uncharted waters. Through original maps and gripping narratives, you'll sail alongside history's bravest adventurers in the quest to unveil the world's greatest ocean.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Early Mapping of the Pacific: The Epic Story of Seafarers, Adventurers and Cartographers Who Mapped Earth's Greatest Ocean

by Thomas Suárez
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ISBN: 9780794600921
Author: Thomas Suárez
Publisher: Periplus
Date of Publication: 2004-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: History, Travel, Science
Related Topics: Reference, European History, History, Anthropology, World History, Travelogue, American History, Asia
Goodreads rating: 3.94
(rated by 16 readers)

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With dozens of rare color maps and other documents, Early Mapping of the Pacific follows the story of map-making, exploration and cartography in the Pacific Ocean. It covers the history of ocean exploration from 16th-century Portuguese mariners to 20th-century explorers and includes a cornucopia of rare and beautiful maps of the Pacific Ocean, particularly of Hawaii, Tahiti, Australia and New Zealand, among other Pacific Islands and territories. Early Mapping of the Pacific traces the exploration and charting of the great ocean through cartography, following the story from classical times through the turn of the twentieth century, telling the tales of seafarers who ventured eastward from Asia and were the Pacific's greatest explorers. Chapters include: The Pacific Islands and Their People; Mariners, Mapmakers and the Great Ocean; The Pacific Evolves after Magellan; In the Wake of the Solomon Islands; Earliest Mapping of Australia and New Zealand; The Age of Enlightenment; The Three Voyages of James Cook; The Discovery of Tahiti and Hawaii; Micronesia, the Elusive Isles; Surveyors, Whalers and Missionaries.
 

Charting the vast unknown, Pacific Ocean's secrets.

If you feel the call of the sea and its mysteries, "Early Mapping of the Pacific" could be your next port of call. Author Thomas Suarez brings to life the thrilling sagas of the explorers and mapmakers who ventured into uncharted waters. Through original maps and gripping narratives, you'll sail alongside history's bravest adventurers in the quest to unveil the world's greatest ocean.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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