Seafarers, Merchants and Pirates in the Middle Ages |
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| Author:
| Meier, Dirk
McGeoch, Angus |
| Translator:
| McGeoch, Angus |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84383-237-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2006 |
| Publisher: | Boydell & Brewer, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $43.95 |
Book Description:
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The first sailors braved the North Sea and the Baltic in open wooden boats: their aims were varied - to fish, to trade, to conquer and plunder. Without maps or compasses, they steered by the sun or by landmarks on the coast.
The first sailors braved the North Sea and the Baltic in open wooden boats: their aims were varied - to fish, to trade, to conquer and plunder. Without maps or compasses, they steered by the sun or by landmarks on the coast.