or; Triumphs of Thirty Centuries;
A Graphic Description of Maritime Adventures,
Achievements, Explorations, Discoveries and Inventions;
and of the Rise and Progress of Ship-Building and Ocean Navigation
from The Ark to the Iron Steamships.
by Frank B. Goodrich, Esq.
A truly encyclopedic work! Divided into six sections, these are: Section I.--From the Earliest Times to the commencement of the Christian Era; Section II.--From the Commencement of the Christian Era to the Application of the Magnetic Needle to European Navigation, A.D. 1300; Section III.--From the Application of the Magnetic Needle to European Navigation to the First Voyage Round the World under Magellan: 1300-1519; Section IV.--From the First Voyage Round the World to the Discovery of Cape Horn: 1519-1616; Section V.--From the Discovery of Cape Horn to the Application of Steam to Navigation: 1616-1807; and Section VI.--From the Application of Steam to Navigation to the Laying of the Atlantic Cable: 1807-1858. Just about everything you ever need to know about the history of seafaring and men upon the ocean can be found here. The list of illustrations is far too long to include here but there are over 200 of them!
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