Famous Voyages of the Great Discoverers
Author(s):
Wood, Eric
Illustrator(s):
Reid, Stephen
; et al
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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| Size: | 6 - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher Name: | George Harrap |
| Publication Year: | 1915 |
| SKU: | 001826 |
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| Categories: | History - General , Nature and Natural History |
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270pp. 16 plate illustrations, plus maps, charts etc. Quarter bound in green cloth over calfskin leather. Elaborately decorated in gilt gold. Six faux panels to spine, with gilt titles and further decoration. Illustrated endpapers. 8vo. Boards a little rubbed around edges and corners, leather drying. Lending sheet on front endpaper but no other library markings. Internally bright, crisp and clean barring white mark on endpaper. Sixteen chapters, each one dedicated to one of the world's great sea explorers - John Cabot, Christopher Columbus, Vespucci, Verazzano, Cartier, etc. Handsome, evocative volume.
Keywords:
The Sea
Exploration
John Cabot
Discovery
