About this title: Ever since the earliest travellers took to the water on reed rafts or inflated goatskins, ships and boats have played a paramount role in the history of the western world. The invention of the sail in Egypt in about 3500 BC resulted in ever faster and more efficient water transport, and the nations that surrounded the Mediterranean in ancient times depended on ships and seafarers for their prosperity. This book traces the development of the boat from the most primitive craft to the powerful warships of the Greeks, the huge Roman merchant vessels and the slender galleys of the Vikings. ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: British Museum Press
Date published: 1994-01-01
ISBN-13:9780714117355ISBN:0714117358
Description: Like New. Light shelf wear to covers. Clean inside. Fast and friendly shipping from a clean, smoke-free home. Thank you for supporting this stay-at-home mom! read more
Edition: Univ of Texas PR ed.
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Date published: 1994-03
ISBN-13:9780292711624ISBN:029271162X
Description: Good. YOUR MOM CALLED and said you should buy our book, and if you do we will ship it from Kentucky. We are a small family business and do our best to keep you happy and more money in your pocket. The cover has normal wear and may have some stickers on the cover/spine from the bookstore. It may not include the CD/Access code from the publisher if there was one. E-mail with questions. Oh and your mom said to call her back. : ) read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Date published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780292711624ISBN:029271162X
Description: Very Good. Paper cover, illustrated with b/w photos, 160 pages. Cover lightly worn-mainly at tips of corners, previous owner's name on half title page. Text is clean. Images available. USPS confirmation used on all shipments. read more
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