Tracks on the ocean a history of trailblazing, maps, and maritime travel

"Tracks on the Ocean is a sweeping history of how we have understood and accounted for routes of travel over the ocean. Focusing on the representation of sea journeys in the Western world from the early sixteenth century to the present, Sara Caputo argues that the depiction of these lines is in...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Caputo, Sara, autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : Profile Books 2024
Edición:First published in Great Britain in 2024
Materias:
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991011568732608016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es
Descripción
Sumario:"Tracks on the Ocean is a sweeping history of how we have understood and accounted for routes of travel over the ocean. Focusing on the representation of sea journeys in the Western world from the early sixteenth century to the present, Sara Caputo argues that the depiction of these lines is inextricable from European imperialism, the rise of modernity, and processes of globalization. She recounts the history of ocean tracks through an array of colorful stories and characters, well-known and surprising, from the expeditions of Captain James Cook to Pacific Islanders' mapping of currents to the clouds of exhaust fumes left by ocean liners"-- Editor
Descripción Física:310 : mapas (blanco y negro y color), plano (blanco y negro y color), fotografías (blanco y negro y color) ; 24 cm
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (páginas [232]-297) e índice
ISBN:9781788168823