Charts of War The Maps and Charts That Have Informed and Illustrated War at Sea John Blake

Charts of War The Maps and Charts That Have Informed and Illustrated War at Sea 

Author: John Blake   

Publisher: Conway Maritime   

Edition: First 2006  

ISBN: 1 84486 031 0 | 13: 9 781844 860319

Language: English  

Condition: Good. Clean copy with tight binding. 

Binding: Hardcover with dustjacket

Pages: 160. Print plus images  

Additional Information

John Blake has drawn on his extensive knowledge of some of the most impressive collections in the world, such as the UKHO in Britain, the Library of Congress in the USA, the Scheepvaart Museum in the Netherlands and the Biblioteca Maritima in Spain, together with his experience in the Royal Navy, to produce a fascinating illustrated account of the role that charts have played in planning, preventing, conducting and recording war at sea. Chapters are divided as follows. * Chapter I: The Ancient Chart; * Chapter II: The Renaissance Chart; * Chapter III: American Gold; * Chapter IV: The Ancien Regime; * Chapter V: Birth of a Nation; * Chapter VI; Charts of Global War; * Chapter VII: Brother Against Brother; * Chapter VIII: The Modern Chart of War. Each chapter opens with an overview of of the main actions and developments of the period and is followed by a plate section of charts with extended captions that explain their relevance. They not only include charts of major battles, amphibious attacks and single-ship duels, but also those that were drawn up for strategic and espionage purposes. Throughout, major themes are discussed with regard to changing tactics in naval warfare and developing techniques in chartmaking and surveying.Please note that we reserve the right to close our auctions at any time.

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Napoleon | Renaissance | American Civil War | Napoleonic Wars | French Revolution | Nelson | Wellington