Title: The conquest of the ocean
Description: Spans five thousand years of the ocean's history to tell the stories of the courageous individuals who sailed the seas for trade, to conquer new lands, and to explore the unknown, from the early Polynesians to the first circumnavigations by the Portuguese and the British.
Subjects: Trade routes, Ocean travel, Discoveries in geography, Naval architecture, Seafaring life, Naval history, Explorers, History