An isochrone map of the prehistoric seascape around samoa

Geographical Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 74-84

  Di Piazza, Anne ^a  

^a Australian National University CREDO   (France)

Author keywords

Anamorphosis; Isochrone; Sailing canoes; Samoa; Western Pacific

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HISTORICAL CARTOGRAPHY; MAP; NAVIGATION; VESSEL;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST); SAMOA;

EID: 84893799455     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1745-5871.12037     Document Type: Article

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