Harbors and High Seas, 3rd Edition : An Atlas and Georgraphical Guide to the Complete Aubrey-Maturin Novels of Patrick O'Brian, Third Edition
- Book Review,
by Dean King, John B. Hattendorf
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Where did Sophie battle the Cacafuego? Where is Aubrey's beloved Ashgrove cottage? What route did Maturin take with his bear? What's so desolate about Kerguelen Island? What's the best route from Botany Bay to Moahu? Find the answers to these and hundreds of other questions in this indispensable guide to the terrain and cartography of O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin novels.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
A gem of a book.
From Booklist
This atlas tracks the routes taken and summarizes the plots of all 17 of O'Brian's Napoleonic sea sagas. Featuring a redoubtable pair of British buddies, the series recounts their nautical adventures in the course of fighting the dastardly French or bumptious Americans. As Aubrey and Maturin direct their good ship Surprise around the globe at the admiralty's beck and call, the authors present original maps that pinpoint the novels' pursuits and battles, and they spice the graphics with contemporary drawings of significant ports and forts (like Gibraltar) that were printed in the Royal Navy's official yearbook of those times. As a novelty spin-off, these maps by fans for fans will be popular if an individual library records steady circulation of O'Brianiana. (If so, don't overlook a previous spin-off, O'Brian's Men-of-War , a description of ships in the series.) Gilbert Taylor
From Kirkus Reviews
For armchair seafarers who who follow every adventure of Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin but have no idea where on earth Christmas Island is, let alone how far it is from Annamooka, here is the ideal (if unauthorized) Baedeker. Book by book, journey by journey, knot by knot, book packager King provides a geographical guide to Aubrey and Maturin's adventures. (Distinguishing between real locales and those invented by O'Brian was the worst part of the job, notes King.) Cartographer William Clipson provides maps. And maritime historian Hattendorft gives background on the patterns of winds and ocean currents--information so necessary to navigators--and informs us that, in the early 1790s, it would have taken 124 dys to sail from holland to Cape Town. In fact, all that's missing here is a do-it-yourself model of Aubrey's ship, HMS Surprise. -- Copyright ©1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Reviews
"The ideal Baedeker."
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"Carefully maps and illustrates the oceans, ports, islands, and actions, book by book of the Aubrey-Maturin Series."--Los Angeles Times
"These battle and voyage maps greatly enhance the pleasure of O'Brian's salty tales O'Brian aficionados surely will make frequent use of Harbors and High Seas--a worthy, stirring guide to the world of the British Navy in the Age of Sail."--Pequot Pilot
"The assorted world travels of Aubrey and Maturin can leave you geographically adrift. With not a moment to lose, help is but a bookstore away. Harbors and High Seas. . . comes in handy if you're reading the series over a number of years an need a quick reminder of past plots."--Chicago Tribune
"The ideal Baedeker."--Kirkus Reviews
Review
"Carefully maps and illustrates the oceans, ports, islands, and actions, book by book of the Aubrey-Maturin Series."--Los Angeles Times
"These battle and voyage maps greatly enhance the pleasure of O'Brian's salty tales O'Brian aficionados surely will make frequent use of Harbors and High Seas--a worthy, stirring guide to the world of the British Navy in the Age of Sail."--Pequot Pilot
"The assorted world travels of Aubrey and Maturin can leave you geographically adrift. With not a moment to lose, help is but a bookstore away. Harbors and High Seas. . . comes in handy if you're reading the series over a number of years an need a quick reminder of past plots."--Chicago Tribune
"The ideal Baedeker."--Kirkus Reviews
Book Description
This indispensable guide to navigating the well-loved Aubrey-Maturin novels has been updated, with new chapters devoted to the final books in the series. Harbors and High Seas includes maps created exclusively for each of the novels in this world-renowned series.
About the Author
Dean King is the author of Patrick O'Brian: A Life Revealed (0-8050-5976-8) and Every Man Shall Do His Duty (0-8050-4609-7). He lives in Richmond, Virginia.
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