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The Seven Seas - Voyages in Verse and Colour (Paperback)
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The Seven Seas - Voyages in Verse and Colour (Paperback)
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Loot Price R454
Discovery Miles 4 540
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The Seven Seas is a celebration of the sea, and of the seven oceans
on earth, in poetry and painting. The land, the seven continents of
our planet, usually takes centre stage with its diverse populations
of flora and fauna, and humanity - ourselves. But this book gives
first place to the water, the element that covers some seventy per
cent of the earth's surface, and the life above and within it. The
volume is organised to reveal the nature and character of the seven
oceans ('the seven seas', as poets have traditionally called them)
and the principal ports that link them as one vast waterway. It
contains a series of seven voyages which together comprise one
extensive and imaginary tour of the world, encircling the globe
three times at different latitudes and visiting both the Arctic and
Antarctic Oceans at the northern and southern extremes. After a
lively Foreword and a learned Introduction, describing the ocean
today and its history, the sea-routes and landfalls of the voyage -
and also providing a short account of the arts of poetry and
painting - the book is arranged in seven chapters representing each
of 'the seven seas' in turn, beginning and ending at Greenwich. The
imaginary voyage explores the North Atlantic first, followed by the
Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean, then the Antarctic, before
turning northwards again to tour the South Atlantic, passing
through the Panama Canal to reach the South and North Pacific, and
finally the Arctic Ocean, the Baltic and North Sea, before
returning home. Each port of call is characterised in Sandra
Lello's delightful illustrations and thoughtful verses from the pen
of John Elinger, who are each experienced travellers and
cruise-lecturers.
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