Historical Atlas of the North Pacific Ocean: Maps of Discovery and Scientific Exploration, 1500-2000Map junkies rejoice! Derek Hayes, author of Historical Atlas of the Pacific Northwest, delivers another stunning atlas filled with stories of explorations and exquisite historical maps. Over five hundred years of maps depicting the North Pacific Ocean and the lands that border it -- the United States, Canada, Alaska, Russia, Japan, Korea, and China -- have been collected into this new atlas. From antique maps of the sixteenth century to modern satellite images, this volume covers all the major explorations, such as Magellan, Bering, Cook, and Vancouver; Perry's opening of Japan; and the U.S. North Pacific Exploring Expedition. It also includes modern maps that use the latest technology to show ocean currents, fault lines, and the seabed in astounding detail. |
Contents
Contents | 7 |
Triumphant Visions of the Boundless Ocean | 13 |
Japan and the Pacific20 | 20 |
Sir Francis Drake How Far North? | 26 |
The Dutch Reach the Pacific | 33 |
Early Maps of Korea | 39 |
Early Mapping of the American West Coast | 45 |
THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 53 |
George Vancouvers Epic Survey | 119 |
Broughton Charts the West Pacific | 125 |
The Voyages of Otto Kotzebue | 132 |
Mikhail Tebenkovs Atlas | 140 |
The U S North Pacific Exploring Expedition | 146 |
Matthew Fontaine Maurys Wind and Current Charts | 152 |
British Admiralty Hydrographic Surveying | 158 |
Tuscarora Discovers the Deeps | 164 |
Vitus Berings First Voyage63 | 63 |
Georg Steller First Scientist of the North Pacific70 | 70 |
John Greens Map of the North Pacific76 | 76 |
The Spanish Northward Voyages | 85 |
Bodega y Quadras Epic Voyage91 | 91 |
The Lovtsov Atlas of the North Pacific Ocean | 100 |
Billings and Sarychev | 107 |
The Spanish Probe the Strait of Juan de Fuca | 112 |
The Maps of Sir John Murray | 172 |
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY | 180 |
The Voyages of Vityaz | 186 |
The Ocean Drilling Program | 194 |
Destructive Waves Pacific Tsunamis | 202 |
The World Ocean Circulation Experiment | 211 |
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Common terms and phrases
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