Maritime


HARVEST FROM A COMMON SEA. The North Sea Fishery 1870-1940

Author: Credland, Arthur, Morten Hahn-Pedersen, Harald Hamre & Frits Loomeijer
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: 1997
No. of pages: 75
Illustrations: 64 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 8 1/2”sq
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 8787453770
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 5727

Price: $39.50

The modern North Sea fishing industry as we know it was not established until the second half of the 19th century. New types of vessels, new fishing technology, the discovery of new fishing grounds, harbour constructions and better infrastructure on land were key elements in the foundation of the modern North Sea fishing industry, and the main features of the industry were already in place early last century when deep sea fishing experienced its first major growth period. This volume will document, in text and photographs, how, in the period from 1870 to 1940, fishermen from four North Sea regions concentrated around the cities of Esbjerg in Denmark, Hull in England, Stavanger in Norway and Vlaardingen in Holland threw themselves into harvesting the riches of the common sea.

KON-TIKI.

Author:
Country: Norway
Language: English/ Norwegian/ German
Year Published: No Year
No. of pages: 32
Illustrations: 43 Color Illustrations. 3 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9 1/2”x 7”
Weight: 0.00
ISBN: 8276700136
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 2897

Price: $14.50

The Kon-Tiki Museum in Norway houses the original balsa raft with which Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl and his companions crossed the Pacific Ocean from Peru to Polynesia in 1947. It also displays the papyrus boat Ra-II, which crossed the Atlantic Ocean from Morocco to Barbados in 1970. This wonderful guide introduces the reader to Heyerdahl’s many exhilarating voyages to places such as Easter Island and the Galapagos, including the exotic artifacts he collected along the way. During these voyages, he tried to prove that pre-European mariners were able to travel much farther by sea than most believed. Today, the Kon-Tiki Museum has become an important center for the studies of Polynesian and South American prehistory.

LIVING SEA, THE. Sea Life Along the Norwegian Coast

Author: Mortensen, Stein, ed. Per Eide, photographer
Country: Norway
Language: English
Year Published: 1997
No. of pages: 184
Illustrations: 117 Color Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound w/ jacket
Size: 12”x 10”
Weight: 3.00
ISBN: 8290882347
Biblio/Bio: Index. Bibl.
Code: 3871

Price: $79.50

Neither a textbook nor a reference book, this book’s intention is to convey a living impression of the coast and the oceans. It describes the fantastic life in the this hidden world. Through images and words, this extensive book gives the reader insight into how the diverse species have evolved, how they live, and how everything is interrelated. It emphasizes the importance of active management and shows the wealth of resources we can harvest from the sea- forever.

NORTH SEA LIGHTS.

Author: Hahn-Pedersen, Morten, ed
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: 2003
No. of pages: 103
Illustrations: 54 Color Illustrations. 42 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 9”x 9 1/2”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 8790982126
Biblio/Bio: Bibl.
Code: 5731

Price: $49.50

The lighthouse service had its beginnings in classical antiquity in the Mediterranean Sea area and the first Romans introduced the first lighthouses in the North Sea region at Dover in England in the late first century or early second century AD. However, the building of lighthouses around the North sea did not start before the 13th century, when the Hansa flourished. The golden age of North Sea lighthouses was the 19th century when the industrial revolution and colonization caused an enormous expansion in merchant shipping. By the end of the 20th century the transition from terrestrial and astronomical to electronic and satellite navigation systems reduced the need for lightships. Light after light were switched off and many lighthouses ended up as historical monuments. Given the form of a pictorial narrative this book tells the story of North Sea Lights in the eight countries surrounding our common sea.

NORTH SEA PORTS AND HARBOURS - ADAPTATIONS TO CHANGE. Second North Sea Conference, Esbjerg 1991

Author: Holm, Poul, John Edwards, eds
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: 1992
No. of pages: 264
Illustrations: 33 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9”x 6”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 8787453649
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 5725

Price: $49.50

Harbours are the interface of sea and land and here is reading focusing on this subject. The North Sea is an important highway of international sea-borne trade and contains some of the largest fish stocks of the world. In later years the extraction of oil and gas has emphasized the importance of the sea bottom. But most importantly since the late Middle Ages the hinterland of the North West European countries have developed a rich mercantile and manufacturing economy demanding the transportation of goods across the sea and the supply of the resources of the sea. The harbours of the North Sea reflect the economic history of these wider developments. The history of harbours over time illustrate the economy of hinterland and in itself provide us with keys to an understanding of growth and decline.