Ships of Discovery and Exploration

by Lincoln P. Paine

Book Overview

Lincoln P. Paine's SHIPS OF THE WORLD: AN HISTORICAL HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA was honored as one of the best reference books of the year by the New York Public Library, and Library Journal described it as "clearly the most fascinating book of the year." Now, in two equally fascinating new books, Paine focuses on two of the most interesting areas of maritime history: WARSHIPS OF THE WORLD TO 1900 and SHIPS OF DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395984157
• ISBN13: 9780395984154
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.6" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A good book with an inexplicable omission

This is a well-written and researched guide to a number of the famous ships of exploration, from Cook's ships to some that are exploring currently. Fans of Antarctic exploration in particular will be pleased to see Scott's Terra Nova, Shackleton's Nimrod and Endurance, Charcot's Pourquoi-Pas?, Amundsen's Fram, and other great ships of the Antarctic included, with rare photographs and descriptions of their entire career. Causing the book to lose one star, in my ratings estimation, is the inexplicable absence of the Aurora, the ship used in the 1912 expedition of Douglas Mawson and later as the Ross Sea supporting ship for the 1914 Shackleton expedition. Other than that, a worthwhile addition to the library of anyone interested in exploration, adventure, and great ships.