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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Shipwrecks of the Del Mar Va Wall Map, paper 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 encapsulated, 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.


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Shipwrecks of the Northeast USA, a folded map from the National Geographic highlighting locations of more than 5400 shipwrecks along the coast of New England from the Canadian border to the Napatree Point in Rhode Isl&. Three panels provide enlargements presenting in greater detail the Boston Harbour area, Cape Cod with Nantucket, & the Narragansett Bay. 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 Northeast USA Wall Map, paper version – size 71 x 91cm (21” x 36”), from the National Geographic highlighting locations of more than 5400 shipwrecks along the coast of New England from the Canadian border to the Napatree Point in Rhode Isl&. Three panels provide enlargements presenting in greater detail the Boston Harbour area, Cape Cod with Nantucket, & the Narragansett Bay. 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 encapsulated, or as a folded map
- 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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The Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks, a folded map from the National Geographic, covering the “ Graveyard of the Atlantic” – the notorious coastline stretching form Cape Henry in Virginia to Cape Fear in North Carolina. For some of the region’s specific points, Cape Hatteras, Ocracoke Inlet or Cape Lookout, the map has lists of lost vessels. 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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The Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks Wall Map, encapsulated format – size 71 x 91cm (21 “ x 36”), from the National Geographic, covering the “ Graveyard of the Atlantic” – the notorious coastline stretching form Cape Henry in Virginia to Cape Fear in North Carolina. For some of the region’s specific points, Cape Hatteras, Ocracoke Inlet or Cape Lookout, the map has lists of lost vessels. 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 paper wall map 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. ...

The Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks Wall Map, paper version – size 71 x 91cm (21 “ x 36”), from the National Geographic, covering the “ Graveyard of the Atlantic” – the notorious coastline stretching form Cape Henry in Virginia to Cape Fear in North Carolina. For some of the region’s specific points, Cape Hatteras, Ocracoke Inlet or Cape Lookout, the map has lists of lost vessels. 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 an encapsulated wall map 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. ...

” Shipwrecks of the Southern Seas tells 15 fascinating stories
- some iconic, many little known until now
- of shipwreck,

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