Islands, Voyaging and Empires in the Age of Sail

• Main Author: Royle, Stephen A.
• Format: Book Part
• Language: unknown
• Published: Oxford University Press 2021
• Subjects: Endeavour; St. Helena; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198847229.003.0002

Successful transoceanic voyages relied on networks of islands. Some provided places where crew and passengers could rest; where ships could replenish their supplies of fresh food and water; and where dockyards allowed vessels to be repaired. Islands were thus often employed as way stations in this w...