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Actions Displays	Early Ships and Seafaring : Water Transport Beyond Europe Remove from selection Add to selection TitleEarly Ships and Seafaring : Water Transport Beyond Europe Author Sean McGrail (author)‎ Place of publicationBarnsley PublisherPen and Sword Archaeology Year of publication2015 Paginationxii, 220 p. IllustrationsIllus., black and white photographs, black and white drawings, maps Dimensions16.3 x 24.1 cm Materialbook Class numberVM16 .M34 2015 ISBN1473825598 NotesDes Pawson Collection Subjectships, ancient, shipping, History Geographical keywordEgypt, India, China, Australia, Asia, North America, South America, Oceania In this book, Professor McGrail's study of European Water Transport is extended to Egypt, Arabia, India, South-east Asia, China, Australia, Oceania and the Americas. Each chapter presents a picture of ancient boatbuilding and seafaring that is as accurate and as comprehensive as it is now possible to achieve. The early rafts and boats of these regions were, as in Europe, hand-built from natural materials and were propelled and steered by human muscle or wind power. This volume ranges in time from the Prehistoric period to today, when a number of such traditional craft continue to be built.

TitleEarly Ships and Seafaring : Water Transport Beyond Europe

Author

Place of publicationBarnsley

Year of publication2015

Paginationxii, 220 p.

IllustrationsIllus., black and white photographs, black and white drawings, maps

Dimensions16.3 x 24.1 cm

Materialbook

Class numberVM16 .M34 2015

ISBN1473825598

NotesDes Pawson Collection

In this book, Professor McGrail's study of European Water Transport is extended to Egypt, Arabia, India, South-east Asia, China, Australia, Oceania and the Americas. Each chapter presents a picture of ancient boatbuilding and seafaring that is as accurate and as comprehensive as it is now possible to achieve. The early rafts and boats of these regions were, as in Europe, hand-built from natural materials and were propelled and steered by human muscle or wind power. This volume ranges in time from the Prehistoric period to today, when a number of such traditional craft continue to be built.