CAPE HORN : Illustrated with Charts & Photographs
by Riesenberg, Felix; Briesemeister, William (Charts)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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About This Item
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead, 1951. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. William Briesemeister (Charts). Text/Brights As New w/soil spot to page 1. Blue linen boards/NF; strong & sound, showing light edge wear & faint discoloration. DJ/VG w/nips, chips & faint creasings to edges & discoloration to spine. Map to endpapers. PO label to front cover verso. First published 1939; this is a reprint. Maritime history. Chronicle of milestone adventures and expeditions that sailed Cape Horn, Tierra del Fuego, Chile, major clipper route prior to opening of the Panama Canal (1914). Its treacherous waters remains a challenge in yachting. An icon in sailing culture for centuries, classic accounts include Two Years Before the Mast (Richard Henry Dana, Jr.), The Voyage of the Beagle (Charles Darwin), besides experiences of Sir Francis Drake, Megellan's fleet, and, of course Dutchman Willem Schouten who discovers the Cape and names it in honor of his home town, Hoorn. Add to past adventures are the personal experiences of historian and maritime officer Captain Felix Riesenberg (1879 - 1939). 16 chapters, maps and charts, and 24 appendices.
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- Bookseller
- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012097
- Title
- CAPE HORN : Illustrated with Charts & Photographs
- Author
- Riesenberg, Felix; Briesemeister, William (Charts)
- Illustrator
- William Briesemeister (Charts)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- History/Martime/Seafare/Cape Horn/Chile/South America/World Trade/Communication/Transport
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure/Expeditions;
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