Great mysteries of the oceans. Atlantic Ocean. Pacific.

The history of the exploration and conquest of the vast expanses of the World Ocean is a story of courage, enterprise, and perseverance. At the heart of the grand design of the popular French writer Georges Blond is Man and the Sea in their diverse, complex, almost mystical relationships. All the great navigators were, in a sense, captives of the sea, which forever conquered their hearts: no matter how terrible the deprivations of the sea voyage, they each time again rushed towards the formidable element, towards new dangers and discoveries. Columbus, Magellan, Heyerdahl - all of them, like the ancient Vikings or Phoenicians before them, were obsessed with the sea, dreaming of new maritime routes and unknown lands. The maritime epic of Georges Blond tells of the great conquerors of the great oceans. In this edition, stories about the three greatest oceans of the globe - the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian - are illustrated with reproductions of paintings, engravings, maps, photographs - historical images somehow related to the fascinating narratives of Georges Blond. In addition, the book is supplemented with extensive reference material, including maps, dictionaries of names, maritime terms, and names of ships and aircraft.