The great secrets of the oceans. Atlantic Ocean. Pacific Ocean. Indian Ocean. Blon Zh.

The history of the study and development of the endless expanses of the ocean is the history of courage, enterprise and perseverance. In the center of the large -scale plan of the popular French writer Georges Blon is a man and the sea in their diverse, complex, almost mystical relationships. All the great sailors were in a certain sense by the prisoners of the sea, which forever conquered their heart: no matter how terrible deprivations the sea hike turned around, they again eager for the formidable elements, towards new dangers and discoveries. Columbus, Magellan, Heyerdal - all of them, like the ancient Vikings or Phoenicians, were obsessed with the sea, the dream of new sea routes and unknown lands. About the great conquerors of the Great Oceans, the sea epic of Georges Blon tells. In this publication, stories about the three greatest oceans of the globe - Atlantic, Pacific and Indian - are illustrated by the reproductions of paintings, engravings, maps, photographs - historical images, so Or otherwise related to the exciting plots of Georges Blon. In addition, the book is equipped with an extensive reference material, including cards, dictionaries, marine terms and names of ships and aircraft.