Geographical discovery & exploration
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Geographical discovery & exploration
Hardback. Victorian traveller, Mary Kingsley, has been portrayed as a victim of 19th-century attitudes towards women, a brave and daring explorer, an anti-imperialist agitator and even a feminist heroine. In this biography the author examines and then confronts all these portraits. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; JFFK; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333489208
- ISBN
- 9780333489208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82
Paperback. The story of the 1882 Palmer Sinai Expedition, a spying and terrorist mission that ended in the murder of its participants and was one of the great cause celebre of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; HBTP; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785352423
- ISBN
- 9781785352423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.71
€ 21.99
€ 19.71
Paperback. Explores the Enlightenment as a geographical phenomenon and the place of geography in the Enlightenment. From disciplinary perspectives, the text considers the ways in which the world of the 18th century was brought to view and shaped through map and text, and exploration and argument. Editor(s): Livingstone, David N.; Withers, Charles W. J. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28 halftones, 9 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLL; HBTP; JFCX; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226487212
- ISBN
- 9780226487212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
€ 52.99
€ 41.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 55 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; PDX; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300212754
- ISBN
- 9780300212754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.65
€ 16.99
€ 13.65
Paperback. From the first recorded encounters with the native inhabitants of the Canary Islands in 1341 to Columbus' explorations in 1492 and Cabral's discovery of Brazil in 1500, western Europeans struggled to make sense of the existence of the people they met. This book explores the social lives of the inhabitants. Num Pages: 408 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBLC; RGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300158212
- ISBN
- 9780300158212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFSL9; RGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816699421
- ISBN
- 9780816699421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.63
€ 27.99
€ 26.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, 45 photos & illus. BIC Classification: BG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888395108
- ISBN
- 9780888395108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.90
€ 21.99
€ 15.90
Paperback. " Readers who love history and stories of exploration on the high seas will devour this gripping tale. Series: The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 280 pages, 26, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; RGR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421422572
- ISBN
- 9781421422572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. Dan s story is one that every human being needs to read. It s about the power of the human spirit and its ability to overcome seemingly impossible odds . . . Chet Holmes, author of The Ultimate Sales.. Num Pages: colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; RGR; VSC; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616084462
- ISBN
- 9781616084462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.61
€ 21.99
€ 19.61
Paperback. On 8 June 1924, George Leigh Mallory and Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine were last seen climbing towards the summit of Everest. In 1999, Conrad Anker found the body of Mallory on Mount Everest. This title assesses the clues provided by the body, its position, and the possibility that Mallory had successfully climbed the Second Step, a 90-foot sheer cliff. Num Pages: 208 pages, b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1FKN; BGH; RGR; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Robinson Publishing
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841192116
- ISBN
- 9781841192116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Captain James Cook was one of the world's greatest explorers. He was born in 1728 in the tiny farming village of Marton in North Yorkshire, now part of modern Middlesbrough. This book presents an account of Cook's life. It examines his early life in Cleveland. Num Pages: 96 pages, Approx 60. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BGH; RGR; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 6. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752439952
- ISBN
- 9780752439952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Collects the accounts that provide a narrative of the author's voyages in the Caribbean and finally to the mainland of Central America, although he still believed he had reached Asia. Translator(s): Cohen, John M. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442175
- ISBN
- 9780140442175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. Author and explorer Neider writes about his third trip to Antarctica, telling of the beauty of the desolate land, its history, and the current ecological debates surrounding it. Num Pages: 408 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 1QMP; RGR; TQ; WN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815412359
- ISBN
- 9780815412359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.12
€ 20.12
Paperback. David Livingstone was one of the intrepid and daring explorers of the Victorian age. In 1858, he and his brother embarked upon an expedition up the Zambesi river to explore Eastern and Central Africa, and in 1859 they and their party became the first non-Africans to gaze upon the Lake Nyasa. This book is an account of their landmark expedition. Num Pages: 176 pages, 36 mono. BIC Classification: 1HFMQZ; 3JH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 41. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publisher
- Nonsuch Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845880651
- ISBN
- 9781845880651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.72
€ 21.99
€ 19.72
Hardcover. 8vo.Slightly worn copy in original cloth
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Stokes
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1928
- SKU
- KEX0254751
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BGA; HBJK; RGR; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816643943
- ISBN
- 9780816643943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
paperback. In addition to Cartier's Voyages, a slightly amended version of H.P. Biggar's 1924 text, the volume includes a series of letters relating to Cartier and the Sieur de Roberval, who was in command of cartier on the last voyage. Many of these letters appear for the first time in English. Editor(s): Cook, Ramsay. Num Pages: 177 pages, Illustrations, 1 facsim., maps, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLH; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Nachdruck
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802060006
- ISBN
- 9780802060006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Hardcover. Explores "The First Kamchatka Expedition", a classic among the voyages of discovery, famous for the discovery of the Bering Strait between Asia and North America. This journal is the only official document that preserves its history in detail, day by day. It includes introductory articles and commentary by specialists, a glossary, and maps. Editor(s): Urness, Carol L.; Fedorova, Tatiana S.; Sedov, Viktor G. Num Pages: 320 pages, colour illus & tables. BIC Classification: 1QSPN; 3JF; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779343146
- ISBN
- 9788779343146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.49
€ 25.49
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849951661
- ISBN
- 9781849951661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. Cook led three famous expeditions to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. In voyages that ranged from the Antarctic circle to the Arctic Sea, Cook charted Australia and the whole coast of New Zealand, and brought back descriptions of the natural history of the Pacific. This title tells the story of these voyages. Editor(s): Edwards, Philip. Num Pages: 688 pages, maps, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1M; BGHA; HBG; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140436471
- ISBN
- 9780140436471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.53
€ 17.99
€ 13.53