The Boundless Sea by Abulafia, David -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page About the Author By the Same Author Epigraph List of Illustrations Preface Note on Transliteration and Dating PART ONE: The Oldest Ocean: The Pacific, 176,000 BC–AD 1350

1. The Oldest Ocean 2. Songs of the Navigators

PART TWO: The Middle Ocean: The Indian Ocean and Its Neighbours, 4500 BC–AD 1500

3. The Waters of Paradise 4. The Journey to the Land of the God 5. Cautious Pioneers 6. Mastering the Monsoon 7. Brahmins, Buddhists and Businessmen 8. A Maritime Empire? 9. ‘I am about to cross the Great Ocean’ 10. The Rising and the Setting Sun 11. ‘Now the world is the world’s world’ 12. The Dragon Goes to Sea 13. Light over the Western Ocean 14. Lions, Deer and Hunting Dogs

PART THREE: The Young Ocean: The Atlantic, 22,000 BC–AD 1500

15. Living on the Edge 16. Swords and Ploughshares 17. Tin Traders 18. North Sea Raiders 19. ‘This iron-studded dragon’ 20. New Island Worlds 21. White Bears, Whales and Walruses 22. From Russia with Profit 23. Stockfish and Spices 24. The English Challenge 25. Portugal Rising 26. Virgin Islands 27. Guinea Gold and Guinea Slaves

PART FOUR: Oceans in Conversation, AD 1492–1900

28. The Great Acceleration 29. Other Routes to the Indies 30. To the Antipodes 31. The Binding of the Oceans 32. A New Atlantic 33. The Struggle for the Indian Ocean 34. The Great Galleons of Manila 35. The Black Ships of Macau 36. The Fourth Ocean 37. The Rise of the Dutch 38. Whose Seas? 39. Nations Afloat 40. The Nordic Indies 41. Austrialia or Australia? 42. Knots in the Network 43. The Wickedest Place on Earth 44. A Long Way to China 45. Fur and Fire 46. From the Lion’s Gate to the Fragrant Harbour 47. Muscateers and Mogadorians

PART FIVE: The Oceans Contained, AD 1850–2000

48. Continents Divided, Oceans Conjoined 49. Steaming to Asia, Paddling to America 50. War and Peace, and More War 51. The Oceans in a Box

Conclusion Illustrations Museums with Maritime Collections Further Reading References Index Copyright