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BRITAIN'S HISTORIC SHIPS.By Paul Brown, Hardback, 220m x 285mm, 208 pages, full colour and monochrome photographs.
From Dundee to Plymouth, the Bristol Channel to the Thames, Britain's ports and waterways display an exceptional collection of preserved ships and boats. This historic fleet ranges from the mighty First Rate ship-of-the-line Victory to humble harbour craft. The oldest is the salvaged hull of the 500-year-old Mary Rose; the youngest is the guided-missile destroyer, HMS Bristol. What unites them is that they are the last of their kind, which, due to the diligent work of trusts and individuals, have undergone intensive restoration to maintain them for posterity. Some are now in private ownership, but the majority are open to the public, and each one has a unique story to tell.
There are those that have taken part in great naval battles and campaigns - Trafalgar, Jutland and Gallipoli, D-Day and Dunkirk, Korea, the Falklands and the Gulf War. Others represent supreme feats of engineering such as the steamship Great Britian, and great leaps in ship technology such as HMS Warrior. Some, such as the clipper ship Cutty Sark, took part in the legendary tea races, or were involved in exploration, such as Scott's polar research ship Discovery. Then there are the innumerable little vessels that plied their trade in and around the coasts of Britain - sailing barges, ketches and coasters - and the paddle steamers which brought holiday-makers to the sea-side and which are still available for excursions today on the Scottish lochs and English rivers. Together they represent the very best of our maritime heirtage, to be enjoyed by all. Their histories and preservation are all failthfully documented and a list of web addresses is provided for opening times and further details. In addition to the featured ships and boats, an appendix lists a further 50 vessels (of 60 feet or more) in the Core and Designated Lists of the National Historic Ships Register with their location.
NZ$55.00 + delivery.
ATLANTIC OCEAN.The illustrated history of the ocean that changed the world.By Martin W. Sandler, Hardback, 233m x 260mm, 468 pages, full colour and monochrome photographs and illustrations.
For too long both scholars and the general reading public have had a fundamentally incomplete and flawed view of the Atlantic Ocean's unique place in history. It has been seen variously as an inpenetrable and mysterious void, a gulf to be crossed, an avenue of trade, a field of battle, a source of riches, a pathway to freedom, and a gateway to slavery. In truth, it was all of these things - and much, much more.
This is the first illustrated history of the Atlantic World - a lavish volume at the forefront of a dynamic new vein of historic scholarship based on the notion that the Americas, Africa, and Europe together constituted a thriving regional system from the late fifteenth century to the present. As Sandler explains in his intoduction: "Exploration, discovery, conquest and piracy, political, industrial and technological upheavals, the greatest human migrations the world has ever known - it would be difficult to imagine a more compelling saga. Yet that is but part of the story of the making of the Atlantic World, a story dominated by human beings pitted against the sea, the natural desire for freedom, and humankind's determination to expand their horizons no matter what the cost."
In tracing the evolution of the "Atlantic Community", Sandler focuses on the exchanges not only of people, goods and technologies but of ideas and philosophies across vast distances of space and time. The result is an epic as gripping as anything in fiction. From the first forays of the Phoenicians, Atlantic Ocean charts the collision between the daring European explorers and the native inhabitants of the New World to the sagas of conquest and colonisation that followed; the horrors of the slave trade to the slow flowering of free and democratic institutions: and oppresive models of colonial exploitation to the painful birth of the transatlantic economy. Sandler has written the most comprehensive book ever published about this immense subject. With hundreds of stunning illustrations, including antique maps, period paintings and engravings, reproductions of significant documents, and other visual ephemera, Atlantic Ocean is a book with all the inexhaustible richness and fascination of its namesake.
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THE CHANDRIS LINERS AND CELEBRITY CRUISES.By Peter Plowman, Paperback, 212m x 290mm, 244 pages, monochrome and full colour photographs.
The story of the passenger liners operated by the Chandris Group is unique among the major shipping companies through the years. The company grew steadily from within, rather than merging with or buying out other companies. From very small beginnings in the Greek coastal trades, the Chandris family company developed into a renowned concern, at one time operating some of the most famous liners in the world. During the period covered by this book, the company fortunes were guided by brothers Dimitri and Anthony Chandris.
The growth of the Chandris Group passenger services from a single ship to a fleet operating everything from one-day cruises to three month round-the-world voyages took place in a remarkably short period of time.
Chandris Line was formed by Anthony Chandris to operate a regular liner service between Greece and Australia. A suitable vessel was purchased, and after minor alterations, entered the Australian trade at the end of 1960 under the name Patris. The success of this single ship operation was immediate, and a second vessel was added to the service in 1961, the chartered Bretagne. This vessel also enabled Chandris to enter the lucrative North American cruise trade, and was purchased outright by Chandris in 1962, only to meet a sudden tragic fate within months, being detroyed by fire.
As a replacement, Anthony Chandris was able to purchase the first of several American liners that would grace his company. Ellinis soon became extremely popular and successful, so much so that in 1964 Chandris was able to purchase another, even larger American liner, which would become the most famous Chandris liner of all, Australis.
The next addition to the fleet was quite a veteran, as Queen Frederica had been built as long ago as 1927, but it became a regular and popular visitor to Australia over several years. The purchase of Queen Frederica also enabled Chandris Line to return to the North American cruise trade after a break of several years, and in 1968 they placed Amerikanis in this market on a permanent basis.
Two ships purchased in 1970 enjoyed very different careers under Chandris colours, Atlantis was converted for the North American cruise market, but served only for one year before being sold. In contrast, Britanis had three years on the Australian trade, but then became a cruise ship in Europe and the Caribbean, proving so successful it survived for almost thirty years in Chandris service.
During 1960s an entirely seperate company, Chandris Cruises, had been building up a fleet of small, second hand vessels to operate cruises, primarily in the Mediterranean. For some time this company enjoyed great success, but when the cost of fuel began to soar, and the number of international passengers began to decline, Chandris Cruises began a period of decline.
At the end of 1974, the Chandris Line operation was amalgamated with Chandris Cruises, and the new entity was given the rather cumbersome title of Chandris Line Chandris Cruise.
It seems amazing now that the Chandris Line service from Europe to Australia lasted a mere eighteen years, yet in that brief period the company established themselves very firmly in Australian maritime history. One ship alone, Australis, made 62 voyages from Europe to Australia bringing over 150,000 new settlers to this country.
It was Australis that made the final Chandris voyage from Britain to Australia, which terminated in Sydney in December 1977.
During the 1980s the Chandris Group continued to operate a fleet of cruise vessels in the Mediterranean and from North American ports. In 1990 the Chandris Group expanded into a new field of upmarket cruising with the establishment of Celebrity Cruises.
This book will bring back many happy memories of those people who voyaged on ships operated by Chandris Line, and also give a brief overview of the entire operations of the Chandris companies from their inception to the sale of Celebrity Cruises, which effectively ended the Chandris family connection with the passenger trade.
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VAKA MOANA - VOYAGES OF THE ANCESTORS.Edited By K.R.Howe, Hardback, 245m x 300mm, 360 pages, monochrome and full colour photographs.
The discovery and settlement of the islands of the Pacific is the last and greatest story of human migration. The daring explorers who crossed the vast ocean that covers a third of the erath's surface were the world's first deepsea sailors and navigators. Thousands of years before any other peoples left the sight of land, they were venturing across unknown seas to settle far-flung islands.
Published to support a major international touring exhibition of the same name, this richly illustrated account of Pacific voyaging, past and present, presents the very latest findings from world authorities. These fascinating insights are interwoven with superb photographs, artefacts, maps and diagrams, which together tell a story that is a testament to the ingenuity and bravery of humankind.
Entertaining and informative chapters cover
NZ$90.00 + delivery.
FIORDLAND EXPLORED.By John Hall-Jones, Hardback, 180m x 246mm, 148 pages, monochrome photographs and illustrations.
This is an illustrated history of one of the most beautiful parts of New Zealand. To this land of great glacier-carved fiords came the early navigators, Cook, Vancouver, and a Spanish expedition under Malaspina. Cook spent six weeks in Dusky Sound on his second voyage. In Doubtful Sound we find a little pocket of Spanish names, the only ones in New Zealand. Then came the sealers reaping their rich harvest. In Dusky Sound we find the first European house in New Zealand, also the first shipwreck and the first shipbuilding.
Later the explorers ventured into the interior to discover the great southern lakes and the passes leading through the mountains. Men such as Nairn and Stephen, the first Europeans to see Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri. Quintin Mackinnon who discovered the route of the now famous Milford Track. Henry Homerwho found a suitable saddle for the Homer Tunnel.
Little towns followed in their wake, Te Anau and Manapouri both of which thrived. Jamestown which failed because of its isolation and the gold towns of Preservation Inlet which disappeared after the gold ran out.
Here too are the lives of Richard Henry, the Caretaker of Resolution Island, and Donald Sutherland, the hermit of Milford Sound. The story of the rediscovery of the notornis and a fascinating chapter on the Lost Tribe of Fiordland.
John Hall-Jones tells it all and more in this meticulously researched book in which he has tramped into all the places that he writes about. He has also assembled an outstanding collection of old photographs and sketches to go with the text.
NZ$40.00 + delivery.
THE SOUTH EXPLORED.By John Hall-Jones, Hardback, 180m x 246mm, 172 pages, monochrome photographs and illustrations.
This is the story of the early European exploration and settlement of Southland. The European discovery of Foveaux Strait; the early sealers, whalers and whaling stations of the south; James Spencer who landed at Bluff in 1824 to found the oldest town in the South Island; John Howell who founded Riverton in 1837 and John Kelly, "Kelly of the Inverkelly", who became the first European to settle on the site of Invercargill.
That the Europeans were able to settle peacefully so early in this southern part of New Zealand was thanks to the foresight and intelligence of the great paramount chief Tuhawaiki of Ruapuke Island. This same so-called "Bloody Jack" invited "Brother Wohlers" to establish his mission on Ruapuke Island where the missionary and his wife lived in safety and worked among the Maori for over 40 years.
Here too is the story of the early inland exploration of Southland by Europeans and their discovery of the great lakes of the interior. Nairn and Stephen who were guided to Lakes Manapouri and Te Anau by Maori. "Nat" Chalmers who was shown the way to Lakes Wakatipu, Wanaka and Hawea by chief Reko of Tuturau. And surveyor J.T.Thomson who laid out Invercargill and traversed Southland on horseback and foot to produce the first map of the province.
In researching The South Explored John Hall-Jones has followed in the footsteps of the explorers rediscovering old historic sites and aligning sketches and paintings of scenes long ago. The end result is this classic illustrated history of early Southland.
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SAIL AWAY.By Michael Friedel, Hardback, 288m x 309mm, 159 pages, full colour photographs.
Royal Clipper, Star Flyer and Star Clipper, they are the largest passenger sailing-ships of our time, living reminders of the great age of the windjammers, dream-ships, which offer both adventure and luxury at the same time. Michale Friedel's photo-features appear in leading international magazines and, in Germany, in Stern, Geo and Merian. For a whole year he lived on board ROYAL CLIPPER, STAR CLIPPER and STAR FLYER, and has created an enthralling and alluring picture-book - about the exciting and authentic life of a sailor on board, about the awesome oceans and the coastal landscapes, which passengers on the famous 'tall ships' will never forget. Accompanying text that captures the poetry of sailing on the high seas, is provided by Wolfgang Limmer.
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SERVICE FROM THE SEA.By Kelly Ana Morey, Hardcover, 258mm x 286mm, 232 pages, monochrome and colour photos.
As a nation New Zealand has always been bound to the sea.
From our earliest beginnings the sea has brought to us our peoples, our food and our wealth, and we have sought to protect our shores and those of our allies through our knowledge and skills as a seafaring people.
This is the story of the New Zealand Navy, of the courageous men and women who have helped build our country with their service from the sea.
From a ditty box to an artillery pouch; from ships' cats to weapons and medals, this story is told through the collections of the Royal New Zealand Navy Museum.
The fascinating personal mementoes and artefacts from New Zealand's naval history tell of courage, sacrifice and friendship and, above all, of the dedication of those who serve.
NZ$60.00 + delivery.
OCEANS.By Paul Rose & Anne Laking, Hardcover, 225mm x 282mm, 240 pages, full colour photos.
The oceans are the single most important feature of our planet. They shape our climate, our culture and our future. But despite this, their depths have remained a mysterious and unchartered expanse on our maps.
This book, which accompanies a major BBC television series, draws on the most exciting stories from the fields of subaquatic archaeology, geology, marine biology and anthropology to reveal an astonishing landscape of forgotten shipwrecks, submerged volcanoes and hidden caves.
For Oceans, explorer Paul Rose and his team of expert divers filmed fluorescence in Red Sea corals for the very first time and explored the undisturbed waters of the 'Black Hole' off the Bahamas. They witnessed rarely seen behaviour in sperm whales in the Sea of Cortez and discovered a potentially unknown species below the Arctic pack ice. Undertaking thrilling and often dangerous dives, Paul and his team show why the oceans are so important to human existence, and the possible consequences of climate change on their delicate balance.
Beautifully illustrated with more than 150 colour photographs, this book unravels the mysteries of the deep and provides illuminating insights into this vast undersea domain.
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THE SEA - An Anthology of Maritime Photography Since 1843.By Pierre Borhan. Hardcover, in Slipcase. 298 pages, 280mm x 270mm, black and white and colour plates.
A beautiful book, presenting pictures that convey the many aspects and moods of the sea and its life. Pictures that convey a typical fishing harbour, or the tentacular spread of a container port; an entire crystal-clear cove – an ideal setting for a rejuvenating swim; the ricochets of sunlight on the rolling swell, the weather-beaten face of a globe-trotter, or the unforgettable fury of a tidal wave….
NZ$175.00 + delivery.
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