In the Eye of All Trade: Bermuda, Bermudians, and the Maritime Atlantic World, 1680-1783, Paperback - Michael J. Jarvis

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Michael J. JarvisIn an exploration of the oceanic connections of the Atlantic world, Michael J. Jarvis recovers a mariner's...

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Beauty and the eye of the beholder. Personal adornments across the millennia - Adina Boroneant

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What keeps capitalism afloat? The global ocean has through the centuries served as a trade route, strategic space, fish bank and supply chain for t...

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Publisher: MX PublishingAuthor(s): David MarcumNumber of pages: 300Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 162 x 236 x 28Cover type: HardbackRedescopera ...

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