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This is a chronology of the early European exploration of Asia. [1] First wave of exploration (mainly by land) Antiquity. 515 BC: Scylax explores the Indus and the sea route across the Indian Ocean to Egypt. 330 BC: Alexander the Great conquers parts of Central Asia and parts of northwestern India.
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Webb Chiles (born 1941), born Webb Tedford, is an American sailor and author noted for his offshore sailing. He has completed six circumnavigations, several of them single-handed, and is the author of seven books.
For over a century, from exploring the South Seas with Cook to establishing the East India Company as a global corporation, from the sea battles that made Britain a superpower to the crisis of the 1797 mutinies, these ‘sons of the waves’ held the nation’s destiny in their calloused hands.
24 de nov. de 2018 · Fresh from a delivery of sailing bestsellers (and less-sellers), I’ve put together a list of the best sailing books. The list covers everything from epic voyages, tales of survival, investigative biographies and sailing manuals – with a few coffee table reference books thrown in.
9 de sept. de 2020 · Sailing Alone Around the World, by Joshua Slocum, 1900. Slocum’s iconic account of his solo trip around the globe—the first person to accomplish such a feat—can be found on almost every sailor’s...
19 de may. de 2020 · The book dives into every aspect of life, from sexuality aboard to the long gaps in relationships while sailors are away at sea. How mail and letters were delivered and the intricacies of naval provisions, are touched on as well.
