The makers of the blueback charts : a history of Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson Ltd. / Susanna Fisher...
The makers of the blueback charts : a history of Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson Ltd. / Susanna Fisher...
The makers of the blueback charts : a history of Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson Ltd. / Susanna Fisher.
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Ithaca, N.Y. : Regatta Press, c2001.
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N070.5793/1
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English
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x, 158 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.
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Publisher
Ithaca, N.Y. : Regatta Press, c2001.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2001.
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"From the eighteenth century navigators relied on nautical charts produced by a handful of chart makers and instrument sellers who worked in the City of London. These privately produced charts, or 'bluebacks' as they were known from the tough blue manilla paper on which they were mounted, were in circulation amongst the merchant fleets of the World...
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The makers of the blueback charts : a history of Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson Ltd. / Susanna Fisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-149) and index.
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c2001.
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N070.5793/1
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74VvkB0yxqbg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvkB0yxqbg
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ISBN
0967482658 (alk. paper)
9780967482651 (alk. paper)
DDC
070.579309421
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991014026049702626
