Tracks in the Sea 
Subtitle: Matthew Fontaine Maury and the Mapping of the Oceans
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Published: August 15, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780071427906
Subjects: Map making & projections; Maritime history; Oceanography (seas); Oceanography (General); Nature; Biography / Autobiography; Nature/Ecology; Sailing - General; Adventurers & Explorers; Ships & Shipbuilding - History; Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers; Sports & Recreation / Sailing; Sports & Recreation : Sailing - General; Transportation : Ships & Shipbuilding - History; Earth Sciences - Oceanography; Essays
First sentence: IN 1492, Christopher Columbus commanded three caravels across the uncharted Atlantic from Spain to the Bahamas.