Questo sito usa cookie di analytics per raccogliere dati in forma aggregata e cookie di terze parti per migliorare l'esperienza utente.
Leggi l'Informativa Cookie Policy completa.

Rare and modern books

Severin, Tim

The China Voyage

1994

22.56 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

Ask for more info

Payment methods

Details

Year of publication
1994
Place of printing
London. Little, Brown and Company
Author
Severin, Tim
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Pacific & Australia
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [24 x 15 cm]; [x], 317 pp, color illustrations from photos, numerous drwgs, double page map. original cloth, dj (short tear at edge), remainder mark at upper edge, pictorial endpaper, else fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author and his crew sailed a bamboo raft Hsu Fu from Hong Kong across the Pacific to test the theory that Asian raft sailors reached America some 2,000 years ago. They achieved a modern record for raft journeys in northern, hostile waters.