The Sea Chart
The Sea Chart
Howse Derek & Michael Sanderson
Publisher: David & Charles: Newton Abbot 1973. Size: 11" x 9" (280mm x 230mm). Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good.
Introduction by Rear-Admiral G S Ritchie Cb DSC.
No book can discuss and illustrate all the contributions to our knowledge of marine cartography over the centuries. But here, the authors have succinctly pointed to the significant developments in the history of chart making by commenting in detail on sixty of the more interesting examples of charts drawn from one of the world's richest collections, the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich. Every major nation involved in ocean hydrography is covered, as are many areas of the world. Their work is illustrated by reproduction in both colour and black and white of beautifully executed manuscript and printed charts, which range over five centuries of history. An historical introduction by an acknowledged authority sets the whole story in accurate perspective. Detailed bibliographies to each commentary and a comprehensive index add to the great value of a work that will become a standard reference to maritime historians and geographers.