Harbors and High Seas
Dean King, John B. HattendorfBooks.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
This indispensable guide to navigating the well-loved Aubrey-Maturin novels has been updated, with new chapters devoted to the final books in the series. Harbors and High Seas includes maps created exclusively for each of the novels in this world-renowned series.
Synopsis
This indispensable guide to navigating the well-loved Aubrey-Maturin novels has been updated, with new chapters devoted to the final books in the series. Harbors and High Seas includes maps created exclusively for each of the novels in this world-renowned series.
Kirkus Reviews
For armchair seafarers who who follow every adventure of Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin but have no idea where on earth Christmas Island is, let alone how far it is from Annamooka, here is the ideal (if unauthorized) Baedeker. Book by book, journey by journey, knot by knot, book packager King provides a geographical guide to Aubrey and Maturin's adventures. (Distinguishing between real locales and those invented by O'Brian was the worst part of the job, notes King.) Cartographer William Clipson provides maps. And maritime historian Hattendorft gives background on the patterns of winds and ocean currents—information so necessary to navigators—and informs us that, in the early 1790s, it would have taken 124 dys to sail from holland to Cape Town. In fact, all that's missing here is a do-it-yourself model of Aubrey's ship, HMS Surprise.
Editorials
From the Publisher
"Carefully maps and illustrates the oceans, ports, islands, and actions, book by book of the Aubrey-Maturin Series."—Los Angeles Times"These battle and voyage maps greatly enhance the pleasure of O'Brian's salty tales O'Brian aficionados surely will make frequent use of Harbors and High Seas—a worthy, stirring guide to the world of the British Navy in the Age of Sail."—Pequot Pilot
"The assorted world travels of Aubrey and Maturin can leave you geographically adrift. With not a moment to lose, help is but a bookstore away. Harbors and High Seas. . . comes in handy if you're reading the series over a number of years an need a quick reminder of past plots."—Chicago Tribune
"The ideal Baedeker."—Kirkus Reviews