BIBFRAME Work

Title

Ocean

Type

  • Text
  • Monograph

Contribution

Subject

  • Mediterranean Region--History (LCSH)
  • North Atlantic Ocean--Discovery and exploration (LCSH)
  • Mediterranean Region--History--476-1517 (LCSH)
  • HISTORY / Historical Geography (BISACSH)
  • Atlantic Ocean Region--History (LCSH)
  • Atlantic Coast (Africa)--History (LCSH)
  • Méditerranée, Région de la--Histoire--476-1517 (RVM)
  • NEWFOUNDLAND
  • TECHNOLOGY
  • Atlantique, Région de l'--Histoire (RVM)
  • Atlantic Ocean--History (LCSH)
  • GLOBAL EXPANSION
  • Atlantic Coast (Europe)--History (LCSH)
  • COLONIZATION
  • CANARY ISLANDS
  • HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy (BISACSH)
  • Atlantic Ocean--Social aspects (LCSH)
  • SPAIN
  • Voyages (RVM)
  • journeys (AAT)
  • NEW WORLD
  • ATLANTIC SEAS
  • Atlantique Nord--Découverte et exploration (RVM)
  • Atlantique, Côte de l' (Afrique)--Histoire (RVM)
  • GREENLAND
  • Colonisation--Histoire (RVM)
  • CAPE VERDE
  • SARGASSO SEA
  • Atlantique, Côte de l' (Europe)--Histoire (RVM)
  • CASTILIAN
  • CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
  • Mer--Histoire (RVM)
  • Atlantique, Océan--Histoire (RVM)
  • HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance (BISACSH)
  • Voyages and travels (LCSH)
  • SEAFARING
  • Méditerranée, Région de la--Histoire (RVM)
  • SHIPBUILDING
  • Ocean--History (LCSH)
  • MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
  • Colonization--History (LCSH)
  • Atlantique, Océan--Aspect social (RVM)
  • SLAVERY
  • EUROPEAN HISTORY
  • GRAND BANKS
  • FIFTEENTH CENTURY

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Content

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Summary

"This work is a comprehensive cultural history of the Atlantic Ocean before Columbus, tracing its development from geological formation and the rise of early humans to the advancements in shipbuilding, navigation, and maritime exploration. It delves into the origins of the transatlantic slave trade and the early stages of European imperialism, offering a broad overview of the forces shaping this crucial body of water and its global significance." -- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Maps -- Foreword -- Introduction: Birthing pains -- Who ate the first oyster?, c.168,000 BP-5000BC -- The book of invasions, 5000 BC-500 BC -- Masters of the sea, 1100 BC-400 BC -- Fortunate Islands, 800 BC-AD 500 -- Promised lands, AD 400-1500 -- Of mice and Northmen, 793-1468 -- Land-takings, 825-1262 -- The walrus and the unicorn, 900-1261 -- The Vinland saga, 1000-1121 -- A change in the weather, 1300-1500 -- Guiding stars, 800-1500 -- Sea of darkness, 700-1492 -- The fish event horizon, 1000-1500 -- Uncontaminated gentiles, 1300-1496 -- Keeping the lights burning, 670-1495 -- Going beyond pain, 1434-88 -- They all laughed, 1474-1508 -- References -- Endnotes -- Image credits -- Index.

Authorized Access Point

Haywood, John, 1956-. Ocean

Geographic Coverage

Admin Metadata

  • Date: 2026-09-11T20:19:26.158329+00:00
  • Agent: cbc
  • Status: c
  • Derived from: 24087779

Admin Metadata

  • Date: 2026-09-11
  • Cataloger id: Unknown
  • Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
  • Description language: eng
  • Description authentication: pcc

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