Beginning with the maritime activities of the Phoenicians and the Greeks, Christopher Lloyd, former Professor of History at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich, England, outlines the significance of naval power in western history. Many color maps of specific battles and of general trends in shipping are included. Aside form military actions there are chapters describing the search for the Northwest Passage, and western entrance into China and Japan. Domestic shipping and inland water routes are not included in the scope of this atlas. Also listed under historical atlases.
Located on the first floor of the library in the Atlas cases, call # REF ATLAS G 1060 .L65 1975

Grace Galleries, located in Harpswell, Maine, is a dealer of antique sea charts, nautical maps and other maritime related literature. This link is to several antique maps of Massachusetts they have posted on the internet. Also listed under Massachusetts Atlases.