Sextant
Subtitle: a young man's daring sea voyage and the men who mapped the world's oceans
By: David Barrie
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780062279347
Subjects: Travel; Navigation; History; Sextant; Nautical astronomy
Description: Chronicles the author's first transatlantic voyage, when he learned to navigate using a sextant, and traces how this indispensible navigational tool was used by daring mariners to explore and map the world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.