Geographical discovery & exploration
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Geographical discovery & exploration
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1M; HBJM; HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300220414
- ISBN
- 9780300220414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. This text provides a record of one of the most traumatic events in maritime history - the sinking of the Titanic. Not only does Colonel Archibald Gracie detail his own experiences on that fateful night, he has traced other survivors and catalogued their own version of events. Num Pages: 368 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: RGR; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 125 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897334525
- ISBN
- 9780897334525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.09
€ 18.09
Hardback. Features some of the greatest travellers in human history - people who undertook long journeys to places they knew little or nothing about. This work provides an overview of long-distance travel in Afro-Eurasia from around 400BCE to 1500. It examines the development of early travel, trade and cultural interchange between China, India, and others. Series: Themes in World History. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; RGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415229401
- ISBN
- 9780415229401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.30
€ 173.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Lavishly illustrated with photos, maps, paintings and objects from the museum's many coll. BIC Classification: 1QMP; HBTM; RGR; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472948694
- ISBN
- 9781472948694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.31
€ 26.99
€ 20.31
Paperback. Bestselling author Giles Milton takes us on an extraordinary journey and uncovers the answer to one of greatest historical riddles Num Pages: 304 pages, b/w/ integrated. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; RGR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340819456
- ISBN
- 9780340819456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.78
€ 15.99
€ 11.78
Paperback. In 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. But by the time they returned home, Zhu Di had lost control and China was turning inwards, leaving the records of their discoveries to be forgotten for centuries. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 43. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780553815221
- ISBN
- 9780553815221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.53
€ 17.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. From 1539 to 1542, Hernando de Soto and several hundred armed men cut a path of destruction and disease across the Southeast, from Florida to the Mississippi River. This book investigates the broad cultural and literary aspects of the resulting social and demographic collapse or radical transformation of many Native societies. Editor(s): Galloway, Patricia Kay. Num Pages: 494 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 494
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803271227
- ISBN
- 9780803271227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy original cloth ..Artic Travel
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- National Defense University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- SKU
- KEX0254784
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Taking into account the relationship between geographical knowledge, exploration and empire, this book examines the actors, agencies, and cultural factors that underpinned nineteenth century British exploration. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631201113
- ISBN
- 9780631201113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.45
€ 142.45
Paperback. * New perspective on the history of geographical exploration (concerned with the relationships between culture, science and empire). * Brings together a wealth of unpublished and published material in an engaging, well--illustrated and accessible book. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; JFC; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631201120
- ISBN
- 9780631201120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.25
€ 52.25
Paperback. Intended as an antidote to potted biographies and piecemeal reconstructions of his voyages, this volume draws on judicious selections from Christopher Columbus' own writings - chronologically arranged, and translated into idiomatic English - to relate his self-perception and personal history, as far as is possible, in his own words. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841337
- ISBN
- 9781603841337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
€ 17.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, map. BIC Classification: BG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 33. Weight in Grams: 592. A Life of Sir Richard Burton. 480 pages, map. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; RGR. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 33. Weight: 592.
- Publisher
- Eland
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871231
- ISBN
- 9780907871231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.82
€ 19.99
€ 14.82
Paperback. A critical translation and commentary on a work long regarded as Latin America's first novel, which proves that this famous tale of piracy is actually a historical account that sheds new light on Spain's worldwide struggle against the ambitions of France and other European powers Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 6 maps, 2 charts. BIC Classification: HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292743892
- ISBN
- 9780292743892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. The age of discovery was at its peak in the eighteenth century, with heroic adventurers charting the furthest reaches of the globe. Foremost among these explorers was navigator and cartographer Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy. This book reveals Cook's place in history as a brave and brilliant seaman. Num Pages: 512 pages, 45 colour illustrations + 4 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300184310
- ISBN
- 9780300184310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.55
€ 25.99
€ 19.55
Paperback. Frank A Worsley was the Captain of the H M S Endurance, the ship used by the legendary explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton in his 1914-16 expedition to the Antarctic. On its way to the Antarctic continent the Endurance became trapped and then crushed by ice, and the ship's party of twenty-eight drifted in an ice floe for five months. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJF; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712665742
- ISBN
- 9780712665742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
€ 19.99
€ 15.91
Hardback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403458
- ISBN
- 9781421403458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.73€ 59.78
€ 65.73
€ 59.78
Paperback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403465
- ISBN
- 9781421403465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.76
€ 33.99
€ 28.76
Hardcover. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 259 x 184 x 19. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560729648
- ISBN
- 9781560729648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.94
€ 51.99
€ 36.94
Hardback. Offers insights into the nature of expeditions and the human relationships that shaped them. This title examines, collected materials as well as museum and archive records, the contributors shed light on the complex social life and intimate work practices of the researchers involved in these expeditions. Num Pages: 250 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: JHM; PDX; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bard Graduate Center, Exhibitions Department United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941792001
- ISBN
- 9781941792001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.03€ 49.46
€ 58.03
€ 49.46
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556439094
- ISBN
- 9781556439094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.75
€ 20.99
€ 16.75