The history of seafaring : (Record no. 3463)
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| control field | OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20250814091716.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 070606s2007 enkab b 001 0 eng |
| 015 ## - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER | |
| National bibliography number | GBA745755 |
| Source | bnb |
| 016 7# - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER | |
| Record control number | 013767795 |
| Source | Uk |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 184486040X |
| Qualifying information | (hbk.) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781844860401 |
| Qualifying information | (hbk.) |
| 029 1# - OTHER SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| OCLC library identifier | AU@ |
| System control number | 000042364669 |
| 029 1# - OTHER SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| OCLC library identifier | NZ1 |
| System control number | 11437694 |
| 029 1# - OTHER SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| OCLC library identifier | UKMGB |
| System control number | 013767795 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)144596720 |
| Canceled/invalid control number | (OCoLC)500418249 |
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| -- | (OCoLC)1062090531 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Transcribing agency | GAFCSC LIBRARY |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | VK15 |
| Item number | .J61 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Johnson, Donald S., |
| Dates associated with a name | 1932- |
| Real World Object URI | https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjCKvCKqcgQRQW3wXxQMMX |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The history of seafaring : |
| Remainder of title | navigating the world's oceans / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Donald S. Johnson, Juha Nurminen. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Conway, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2007. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 374 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; |
| Dimensions | 35 x 26 cm |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-371) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The Dawn of Navigation -- Seafarers of Oceania -- Idea and Art of Pacific Navigation -- Arctic Seafarers -- The First Boats and ships -- The Seafarers Natural World -- understanding the winds -- Comprehending the currents -- Accounting for the tides -- Dealing with the Weather -- Watching the heavens -- Latitude Sailing -- Establishing Location -- Finding Direction -- Natural Phenomenon -- Ancient Sailing Routes and Peripli -- Egyptian voyages to East Africa -- Phoenicians: the first open sea navigation -- From Peripli to Rutters and Sailing Directions -- the Ancient Mediterranean -- Cosmography of the Ancients -- Pythagorean School -- Alexandrian School -- Roman Contributions -- Second Alexandrian School -- Map Projections -- Navigation In the Middle Ages -- New Views in the Medeval World -- Merchant Ships in the Middle Ages -- Dividing the Horizon: From Wind-Rose to Compass Card -- Michael of Rhodes -- Arab Dhow -- Arab Science Spreads Northward -- Indian Ocean -- the Silk Road's Watery Path -- Early Navigation In Northern Waters -- King Arthur of England -- Age of the Saints -- The Enigma of Currents -- The Voyages of Othere and Wulfstan -- Soundings -- Viking Routes and Long Distance Navigation -- Sea Kings of the North -- Winds of the World -- The King's Mirror -- Nicholas of Lynn -- Viking Ships -- Chinese Junks and the Treasure Ships of Zhen He -- Advances In Sciences -- Scientists Open The Skies -- History of the Compass -- Celestial Ephemera for Navigation -- The Mystery of Magnetism -- The Log -- Iberian Ventures In The Atlantic -- Beyond the Pillars of Hercules -- Linking the Atlantic With The Indian Ocean -- From the Quadrant to the Cross-Staff -- Westward, Across the Atlantic Ocean -- Dead Reckoning -- Dividing the Ocean Sea: The Treaty of Tordesillas -- Ships of the Age of Discovery -- From the Art of Navigation to a Technical Science -- Image of the World In Word and Line -- Leading Theorists for a New Discovery -- Plotting the Tides -- The Measurers for a New Cosmography -- From the Astrolabe to the Sextant -- Lighthouses and Seamarks -- By Icey Sea to the Mighty Kingdom of Cathay -- North America: an Impenetrable Barrier -- Beyond Bleak Russia's Northernmost Confines -- Failures Unending Ocean Perils -- From Doctrine and Discovery to a Place on the Map -- The Dutch Flute -- The World Encompassed -- Circumnavigation Succeeded -- Foreign Trade Expanded -- Exploration Continued -- East Indiamen -- From a Sandglass to the Chronometer -- Endeavours Extended -- The Challenge of Longitude -- New Horizons -- Dangerous Ground -- Exploration Ships in the Pacific and the Antarctic -- The Sea on Paper -- Frontiers Unlimited -- New Goals: Scientific Ventures -- The Clipper -- The Ice-choked Seas -- Vega and the First Cargo Steamers -- First Circumnavigation Single-handed -- Epilogue: the Electronic Age. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This is a large-format, meticulously researched, lavishly illustrated and fully international history of mankind's seaborne voyages from the Phoenicians and Chinese to modern navies and round-the-world sailing yachts. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Navigation |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Naval art and science |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Nautical instruments |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Seafaring life |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Nurminen, Juha. |
| 758 ## - RESOURCE IDENTIFIER | |
| Relationship information | has work: |
| Label | The history of seafaring (Text) |
| Real World Object URI | https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGp4k3JPkTjR7P8mMvW4FX |
| Relationship | https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Call number prefix | VK15 |
| Call number suffix | J61 |
| Suppress in OPAC | No |
| 948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN) | |
| h (OCLC) | NO HOLDINGS IN GHUCC - 112 OTHER HOLDINGS |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Reference | Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College | Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College | General stacks | 08/14/2025 | VK15 .J61 | 2025-0378 | 08/14/2025 | C1 | 08/14/2025 | Books |