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Early Ships and Seafaring: Water Transport Beyond Europe

Hardcover • 2015 • 1. edition

Early Ships and Seafaring: Water Transport Beyond Europe

By Sean McGrail

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About the book

In this book, Professor McGrail's study of European Water Transport (published in 2014) is extended to Egypt, Arabia, India, Southeast Asia, China, Australia, Oceania and the Americas. Each chapter presents a picture of ancient boat building and seafaring that is as accurate and as comprehensive as it is now possible to achieve. The early rafts and boats of those regions were, as in Europe, hand-built from natural materials and were propelled and steered by human muscle or wind power. This volum...Show more

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9781473825598

Publisher

Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Published year

2015

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1

Original title

Early Ships and Seafaring: Water Transport Beyond Europe

Format

Hardcover

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