SEAS, MAPS, 

 AND MEN: 



An Atlas— History of Man's 

 Exploration of the Sea 



Edited by Geographical Projects 



The sea has captured man's imagina- 

 tion since time began. Here is a book 

 full of adventure and information 

 about man's exploration and conquest 

 of the seas. Seas, Maps, and Men- di- 

 vided into six distinct sections-is writ- 

 ten by experts and filled with useful 

 maps (see back of jacket), diagrams, 

 photographs, and paintings, many of 

 them in color. 



• The Earth and its Oceans, by T. F. 

 Gaskell, relates the sequence of events 

 that probably took place as the earth 

 and its seas were formed. There is little 

 doubt that the earth, in its infancy, was 

 a molten globe. As its crust cooled and 

 solidified, the water locked up in the 

 molten rock was squeezed out, evapo- 

 rated and added to the atmosphere. 

 Massive clouds formed and released 

 torrents of rain, which collected in 

 pools, cascaded into depressions, and 

 flowed as rivers, sculpturing the land 

 and seeking its lowest level. Gradually 

 the first basins began to fill. From this 

 beginning the author goes on to de- 

 scribe the changes that have taken 

 place in the distribution of water over 

 the earth throughout geologic time. 

 • Men Against the Sea, by Edward 

 Shackleton, is an exciting account of 

 the voyages of six major explorers: 

 Pytheas, who represents the many un- 

 recorded journeys of the classical 

 world; Ferdinand Magellan, who first 

 circumnavigated the globe; James 



Cook who filled in most of the remain- 

 ing gaps in man's knowledge of the 

 Pacific; James Clark Ross, who ex- 

 plored the Antarctic; Fridtjof Nansen, 

 of Arctic fame; and William Anderson, 

 who commanded the Nautilus in its re- 

 markable voyage under the North Pole. 



• Life in the Sea, by Maurice Burton, 

 is a layman's introduction to marine 

 biology. 



• Sunken Cities and Forgotten Wrecks, 

 by N. C. Flemming, tells of the lost civ- 

 ilization whose cities are now covered 

 by water. 



• New Attack onthe SeacormpnsesS.ve 

 essays, written by G. E.R. Deacon, J. C. 

 Swallow, K. F. Bowden, and C. A. M. 

 King, crammed with information about 

 the topography of the sea floor, tides, 

 currents, temperatures, waves, beaches, 

 and erosion. 



• The Future of the Sea, by Ronald 

 Currie, discusses the ways man can 

 harvest the seas for food, mine them 

 for minerals and harness them for 

 power. 



Each of these authors is a recognized 

 authority. Seas, Maps, and Men is the 

 rare reference book that is good read- 

 ing and entertaining as well as educa- 

 tional. 



RELIEF MAPS appearing through- 

 out this book stress the features of the 

 ocean floor, the coloring of the land 

 subdued or treated to direct the read- 

 er's eye to the sea areas. Physical con- 

 figuration of the ocean floor is shown 

 by relief coloring, as subtly darkening 

 shades indicate the deepening waters. 

 A range of red tones on the currents 

 map (pages 204—205) shows the sur- 

 face temperature of the sea; on another 

 map a sequence of colors ranging from 

 yellow to green denotes the relative 

 fertility of the sea. 



