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Tracks on the Ocean - A History of Trailblazing, Maps and Maritime Travel

English · Paperback

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''Enthralling'' Philip Ball ''Ingenious'' Sujit Sivasundaram In Tracks on the Ocean , Sara Caputo tells how our journeys around the globe became fixed lines on maps - and how journey lines themselves reshaped maps and the way that we view the world. From Captain Cook''s route across the South Seas to the disorientating power of digital technology, the tracks we''ve left on the oceans - trading, exploring and conquering - are a hidden record of humanity''s impact on the planet. Revealing their histories, Caputo uncovers a fascinating new history of maritime travel and modernity. Weaving human history, cartography, literature and climate science, Tracks on the Ocean reveals how, on the path to discovery, we have changed the world.

Product details

Authors Sara Caputo, Sara Caputo
Publisher Profile Books
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 04.09.2025
 
EAN 9781788168830
ISBN 978-1-78816-883-0
No. of pages 320
Dimensions 128 mm x 196 mm x 24 mm
Subjects Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Historical Geography, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Cartography, General & world history, Cartography, map-making & projections, General and world history, Cartography, map-making and projections, Historical maps and atlases, Historical maps & atlases

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