Dodd, Edward. Polynesian Seafaring. A Disquisition on Prehistoric Celestial Navigation and the Nature of Seagoing Double Canoes, with Illustrations Reproducing Original Field Sketches,... Drawings or Prints by Artists on the Early Voyages of Exploration and... Reports from On-Scene Observers. New York: Dodd Mead, 1972. First Edition, folio, blue cloth, very good in chipped dustwrapper; pp. 192, indexed, bibliography; with frontispiece, 2 double-page maps, in-text drawings and over 100 half-tones, many full or double-page. With chapters on Accidental/Deliberate Voyages, Navigation, and Construction and Design. Well researched and presented, striking a reasoned balance between Thor Heyerdahl and Andrew Sharp. This is Vol. I of his ‘Ring of Fire’ series, Vol. II being “Polynesian Art”. Price: GBP 75.00 other currencies   order no. 1154    inquire

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