Tracks in the Sea: Matthew Fontaine Maury and the Mapping of the Oceans by Chester G Hearn - 2002

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2002-06-28. Hardcover. Good.

Camden NJ: International Marine, 2002. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 278 pages, b&w illustrations. Navigation at sea was a matter of guesswork until well into the 19th century. Changing that became the obsession of Matthew Fontaine Maury. While others built railroads, Maury mapped highways of wind and current over the seas. Hearn uses Maury's career as a window on America's maritime development in the 19th century, including the clipper-ship era of the 1850s, the rise of steam and steel, and the Civil War. Clean copy. Record # 382170

Camden: International Marine, 2002. First edition. hardcover. very good/very good. 8vo. pp.278

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Clean With No Highlighting Or Marks Inside. In Very Good Condition. Hardcover With A Dust Jacket.- We can ship from Canada and the USA, based on your address. Specializing in academic, collectible and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.

Camden: International Marine [0-07-136826-4] 2002. (Hardcover) 278pp. Near fine in fine dust jacket. Map endpapers, maps, diagrams, illustrations, notes, index. "Tracks in the Sea captures a rich yet little-known chapter in the history of seafaring - the mapping of the oceans by Matthew Fontaine Maury, the father of modern navigation and ocean science". Book about Matthew Fontaine Maury, Voyages and Travels. Time Period 1800's & 19th Century. (Travel, Navigating Instruments, Oceanography, Seafaring Life).

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2002-06-28. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!