Early Mapping of the Pacific The Epic Story of Seafarers, Adventurers, and Cartographers Who Mapped the Earth's Greatest Ocean

Fully illustrated history of the Pacific Ocean from Portuguese mariners to 20th century explorers that includes a cornucopia of rare and beautiful maps of the Pacific Ocean, in particular ,of Hawaii, Tahiti, Australia, and New Zealand, among other Pacific Islands and territories. The text traces the exploration, and charting of the great ocean, and follows the story from classical times through the turn of the twentieth century, telling the tales of seafarers who ventured eastward from Asia and were the Pacific's greatest explorers.Suarez, Thomas is the author of 'Early Mapping of the Pacific The Epic Story of Seafarers, Adventurers, and Cartographers Who Mapped the Earth's Greatest Ocean', published 2004 under ISBN 9780794600921 and ISBN 0794600921.