A visually stunning account of how naval conflict was recorded and planned using contemporary
mapping.Naval operations and warfare were and remain a key element for mapping. Maps were
vital for commanders in drawing up plans of attack and their detail and usefulness have
increased over the centuries as the science of mapping has developed.This beautiful book
examines stunning original maps from a series of key conflicts from the Spanish Armada the
American Wars of Independence and the Napoleonic wars to twentieth century conflicts from the
First World War to Vietnam and explains how they were represented through mapping and how the
maps produced helped naval commanders to plan their strategy.
