A magnificent new global history of the oceans and of humankind’s relationship with the sea. This is history of the grandest scale and scope, and from a bracingly different perspective – not, as in most global histories, from the land, but from the boundless seas.

“In the making of connections between human societies, the role of the sea is particularly fascinating.”

David Abulafia ” The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans”. Published by Allen Lane in 2019. Donated to the library by Iain Rousham ❤️

Photos by Anna Iltnere / Sea Library