Lost Islands - Hardcover

Stommel

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ISBN 10: 0774802103 ISBN 13: 9780774802109

Publisher: University of British Columbia Press, 1984

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Hundreds of islands that once appeared on nautical charts and general atlases are now known to have vanished -- or never even existed. How were they detected in the first place? Henry Stommel, an oceanographer and senior scientist at Massachusetts' Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, chronicles his fascinating research in documenting the false discoveries of these phantom islands. British and American Hydrographic Offices compiled lists for navigators of reported dangers corresponding to the islands' supposed locations, which formed the basis for Stommel's surveys. These tales, which unfold according to location, blend historical and geographic background with intriguing anecdotal material. They relate how the small land formations came to be charted, who reported them, who eradicated them, and why some of them endured for so long. The chronicle of navigational errors, optical illusions, wishful thinking, and other mishaps is illustrated by scores of black-and-white images, including two 19th-century Admiralty charts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, where most of the sightings took place.

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Henry Stommel (1920-92) was an oceanographer and senior scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts. In addition to his many contributions to the field of physical oceanography, he is credited as the creator of the modern field of dynamical oceanography.

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PublisherUniversity of British Columbia Press
Publication date1984
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ISBN 13 9780774802109
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Lost Islands : The Story of Islands That Have Vanished from Nautical Charts [new, in publisher's shrinkwrap]

Stommel, Henry

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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: in publisher's shrinkwrap. Barbut, Victoria (jacket design) (illustrator). First Edition. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1984. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. Perfect condition. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. Oversize Hardcover. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall. In a pocket at the rear are huge foldout reproductions of early 19th century Admiralty charts of the Indian Ocean (1817) and Pacific Ocean (1859), where most of the islands mentioned in the text are located. The charts measure 46" wide by 26" tall when unfolded. The text is illustrated with 11 portraits and old prints plus 23 additional maps (4 double-page). Bound in the original light gray cloth, stamped in shiny gold on the spine. Published price was $45. From the Dust Jacket: "[During the 19th century and well into the 20th], nautical charts and general atlases showed many islands which today are known not to have existed Stommel describes how these little pin-pricks of land got on to the charts, who 'discovered' them, who expunged them, and why some were so long-lived. It is a chronicle of poor navigation, misprints, falsifications, optical illusions, wild whalers' tales, wistful hopes, and a few real islands which rose and fell beneath the waves.". First Edition. Hardcover. New/in publisher's shrinkwrap. Illus. by Barbut, Victoria (jacket design). xxi, 146pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. Seller Inventory # 015793

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