This is a new addition to the ” See Inside” series about ships throughout history from Viking longboats to Spanish galleons, ironclads to aircraft carriers. Lifting the flaps reveals the insides of ships from across the ages, explaining in simple, clear language what they were used for, how the crew & passengers lived & how they sailed the oceans. It

Includes:: a gate-fold page of a huge aircraft carrier.

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Ships, a Pop- up Book by Robert Crowther will capture the imagination of children passionate about sailing. The book presents the information in a clear & fun way. Lift flaps & pull tabs to find out about early ships, steam boats & modern ships as well as many interesting facts about their history. With this interactive, beautifully crafted & colourful book, kids will learn while having fun. This book is by the same author who wrote Railway a Pop- up Book & Flight a Pop-up Book. Suitable for 3+ years old children. ...

This report is the first full study of the remains of ships & boats used in the port of London from the first to the eleventh century AD. Using evidence from the vessels, from the waterfronts, & from trade goods, Peter Marsden has reconstructed the design & use fo these ancient ships, & brought together for the first time the accumulated evidence of over 30 years of archaeolgoical research. ...

Both the safety of shipping & the cleanliness of oceans are promoted in many ways, one of which is the continuing development of routeing measures to control the navigation of vessels & to monitor their progress. The measures that are described or defined in parts A & H of this publication are individually described in parts B (traffic separation schemes & inshore traffic zones), C (deepwater routes), D (areas to be avoided), E (other routeing measures, such as recommended tracks, two-way routes & recommended directions of traffic flow), F (the rules & recommendations on navigation that are associated with particular traffic areas & straits), G (mandatory ship reporting systems, mandatory routeing systems & mandatory no anchoring areas) & H (archipelagic sea lanes). This edition incorporates routeing measures that have been adopted before July 2015. ...

Using unpublished diaries, Jim Perrin, the acclaimed author of The Villain & Menlove, tells the story of the greatest exploring partnership in British history. In the 1930s Tilman & the younger Shipton pioneered many routes in Africa & the Himalayas & found the key to unlocking Everest. They crossed Africa by bicycle, explored China with Spender & Auden, journeyed down the Oxus River to its source &, with no support, opened up much of the Nepalese Himalaya. In the words of Jim Perrin, ` The journeys of discovery undertaken through two decades by this pair of venturesome ragamuffins are unparallelled in the annals of mountain exploration.` Jim Perrin writes of his source-
Material: ` These unpublished diaries, journals, & extensive correspondence have not previously been used to present a portrait of the most productive friendship in the history of mountain exploration. What they reveal is, in Shipton`s phrase, ”a random harvest of delight” gathered by two uniquely bold & engaging characters from the great mountain ranges of the world during the golden era of their first western exploration. Between geographical excitement, the nature of arduous travel in difficult & uncharted terrain throughout a lost epoch, & the quirkiest & most stimulating of friendships, the theme is a gift, & one that has long been waiting for adequate treatment`.
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The tale of Padre Diego Rivadeneira, who while attempting to travel from Peru to Spain in 1654 was shipwrecked twice & then on his third attempt to make the journey his ship was attacked & sunk by the British! In 1996 Dave Horner discovered Padre's journal in an archive in Seville & set about discovering the treasure that he lost & telling his story. ...

On 20 November 1820, just south of the equator, the whaling ship Essex, out of Nantucket, spotted a `shoal` of sperm whales. It was a fine clear day, about eight in the morning. Two whaling boats, lightly built for rowing speed, were lowered from the Essex. The crew pursued & harpooned tree of the whales, whereupon the largest of them
- some 85 feet long
- rammed the Essex twice in ten minutes & `stove in her bows`. This remarkable incident was followed by an epic three-month journey in open boats across storm-tossed seas
- a feat of navigation & survival that rivals those of Shackleton & Bligh. Only eight men survived, sustained by eating six of those who died. Twenty-three-year-old Owen Chase was first mate of the Essex. His narrative of these events makes compulsive reading. This edition also

Includes:: memoirs by another crew member & by ship`s captain, as well as a facsimile of Herman Melville`s notes on Chase`s account. Capturing all the elements of an ancient & powerful tragedy, this book is a thrilling tale of survival
- as well as a frightful illustration of man`s darkest impulses.





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Introduced by David Mitchell In a coastal village in medieval Japan, a young boy called Isaku battles to keep his family alive against the odds. With his father gone, Isaku is forced to grow up well before his time. He must learn how to catch fish, how to distil salt, & about all the mysteries of the vast churning sea, not least the legend of O-fune-sama, of ships wrecked offshore providing the village with unexpected bounty. When a ship founders on the rocks, Isaku & the villagers rejoice. Long have they prayed for the sea`s gifts. But the cargo is not at all the blessing they had hoped for. At first mystifying, then terrifying, something dark is coming ashore & it`s about to change their lives forever. ...

Shipwrecks of the Del Mar Va DE/MD/VA, a folded map from the National Geographic highlighting over 2400 shipwreck locations off the coast of Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland & Delaware from the 17th to the 20th century. The map shows wrecks along the Atlantic coast of the Delmarva Peninsula, as well as in the Delaware Bay, in the Delaware River up to Philadelphia & the Patapsco River up to Baltimore, in the Chesapeake Bay, along the Potomac up to Washington DC, & in the Rappahannock, York & James Rivers. Information

Includes:: lists of vessels scuttled by the Confederate forces during the Civil War. This title is part of a series of shipwreck maps from the NGS covering the coastline of the eastern seaboard of Unites States. Each title shows locations of hundreds of wrecks atop beautifully drawn bathymetric & coastal detail. Wreck sites have symbols to define class & type of each vessel, along with its name &, where available, the date of sinking. Coloring indicates whether the vessel was lost in armed conflict or by natural causes. The maps also show locations of lighthouses & life boat stations, & include extensive historical notes. This title is also available as a wall map, on paper or encapsulated
- please click on the series link for these two options & more titles in this series. With the light blue sea beautifully contrasted against the sepia-coloured land & several lovely historical drawings, these maps are designed to enhance the décor of any home or office & would look very attractive when framed.


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Shipwrecks of the Del Mar Va Wall Map, encapsulated version – size 79 x 89cm (28” x 35”), from the National Geographic highlighting over 2400 shipwreck locations off the coast of Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland & Delaware from the 17th to the 20th century. The map shows wrecks along the Atlantic coast of the Delmarva Peninsula, as well as in the Delaware Bay, in the Delaware River up to Philadelphia & the Patapsco River up to Baltimore, in the Chesapeake Bay, along the Potomac up to Washington DC, & in the Rappahannock, York & James Rivers. Information

Includes:: lists of vessels scuttled by the Confederate forces during the Civil War. This title is part of a series of shipwreck maps from the NGS covering the coastline of the eastern seaboard of Unites States. Each title shows locations of hundreds of wrecks atop beautifully drawn bathymetric & coastal detail. Wreck sites have symbols to define class & type of each vessel, along with its name &, where available, the date of sinking. Coloring indicates whether the vessel was lost in armed conflict or by natural causes. The maps also show locations of lighthouses & life boat stations, & include extensive historical notes. This title is also available on paper without the encapsulation, or in a folded format
- please click on the series link for these two options & more titles in this series. With the light blue sea beautifully contrasted against the sepia-coloured land & several lovely historical drawings, these maps are designed to enhance the décor of any home or office & would look very attractive when framed.LAMINATED & ENCAPSULATED WALL MAPS:- LAMINATED wall maps have a thin layer of plastic usually applied to the printed side only. They can be written on with suitable marker pens without any damage to the map but, unless laminated on both sides, they are not damp-proof.- ENCAPSULATED wall maps are sealed between two sheets of plastic. They are more rigid & heavier than laminated maps of the same size. They are damp-proof & do not crinkle in humid conditions. Encapsulation gives the map a shiny surface, similar to being displayed behind glass.- PLEASE NOTE: many publishers & retailers often use these two terms interchangeably. Our map titles & descriptions follow the definitions provided above.


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