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Britain's Imperial Cornerstone in China
Brunero, Donna
Hardcover: $213.60 [256,320₩]
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The Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service was a uniquely cosmopolitan institution established in the wake of China's defeat in the Opium Wars (1842-43), and became a central feature of the Treaty Port system. This British-dominated service was headed by... [More...]


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New York Harbor: A Geographical and Historical Survey
Kellner, Arthur D.
Hardcover: $66.00 [79,200₩]
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Untold millions have entered through New York Harbor's open gateway, welcomed by the Statue of Liberty. This work provides a detailed look at the history, physical characteristics and ever-changing role of the harbor from its 1800s heyday to recent years.... [More...]


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The Medieval Sea
Rose, Susan
Hardcover: $78.00 [93,600₩]
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How peoples bordering the Mediterranean, North Sea, English Channel and eastern Atlantic related to the sea in all its aspects between approximately 1000-1500 A.D >


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Treachery at Sharpnose Point: Unraveling the Mystery of the Caledonia's Final Voyage
Seal, Jeremy
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While walking through a cliff-top graveyard in the town of Morwenstow on the coast of Cornwall, the author encounters a wooden Scottish figurehead that once adorned the "Caledonia, a ship wrecked on the English coast in 1842. Through further investigation,... [More...]


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Chicago Maritime: An Illustrated History
Young, David
Hardcover: $32.00 [38,400₩]
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The People of the Sea: Environment, Identity, and History in Oceania
D'Arcy, Paul
Hardcover: $43.20 [51,840₩]
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Oceania is characterized by thousands of islands and archipelagoes amidst the vast expanse of the Pacific. Although it is one of the few truly oceanic habitats occupied permanently by humankind, surprisingly little research has been done on the maritime... [More...]


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Sir Francis Drake: The Queens Pirate
Kelsey, Harry
Hardcover: $72.00 [86,400₩]
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In this new biography, Harry Kelsey shatters the familiar image of Sir Francis Drake. The Drake of legend was a pious, brave, and just seaman who initiated the move to make England a great naval power and whose acts of piracy against his country's enemies... [More...]


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The Model Ship: Her Role in History
Boyd, Norman Napier
Hardcover: $59.50 [71,400₩]
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The theme of this book is the practical part played by the model ship in maritime development over the centuries. The author takes the reader in roughly chronological order, from Ancient Egypt's funerary models, through the Middle Ages and ex voto models to... [More...]


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Barges & Bargemen: A Social History of the Upper Severn Navigation 1660-1900
Trinder, Barrie
Hardcover: $54.00 [64,800₩]
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Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea
Tougias, Michael
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Fatal Forecast chronicles the dramatic fight for survival of eight crewmembers aboard two fishing boats ambushed by a horrific surprise storm at Georges Bank, a lucrative but perilous lobster fishing ground located 130 miles southeast of Cape Cod.


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