The conquest of the ocean : the illustrated history of seafaring /: the illustrated history of seafaring. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Brian Lavery.
• Authors: Lavery, Brian, 1945-
• Contents: The first ocean sailors to 1450 -- The age of exploration, 1450-1600 -- The age of empire, 1600-1815 -- Steam and emigration, 1815-1914 -- The wars on the oceans, 1914-1945 -- The global ocean, 1945-present.
• Publisher Details: New York, New York : DK Publishing
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (400 pages), illustrations (chiefly color)
• Subjects: 910.4/509; Ocean travel -- History; Seafaring life -- History; Naval architecture -- History; Discoveries in geography; Explorers; Trade routes -- History; Naval history; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; TRAVEL -- Budget; TRAVEL -- Hikes & Walks; TRAVEL -- Museums, Tours, Points of Interest; TRAVEL -- Parks & Campgrounds; Discoveries in geography; Explorers; Naval architecture; Naval history; Ocean travel; Seafaring life; Trade routes; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781465421401; 1465421408; 9781465413871; 1465413871; 9781409338611; 1409338614; 9781409334576; 1409334570
• Related ISBNs: 9781465408419; 146540841X; 9781409367970; 1409367975
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 390-391) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.