Geographical discovery & exploration
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Geographical discovery & exploration
Paperback. Published in 1835, this account of Ross's second expedition to Northern Canada describes the geography and people of the region. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration. Num Pages: 420 pages, 8 b/w illus. 11 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; HBTP; RGR; WTLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781108050210
- ISBN
- 9781108050210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.59
€ 60.59
paperback. Published in 1835, this account of Ross's second expedition to Northern Canada describes the geography and people of the region. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration. Num Pages: 1254 pages, 36 b/w illus. 14 colour illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; HBTP; RGR; WTLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 63. Weight in Grams: 3080.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1254
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781108050227
- ISBN
- 9781108050227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.85
€ 126.85
Paperback. The records of the Chinese Yuan dynasty do not mention a Marco Polo at all (and they should), and there are some suspicious omissions from Polo's text - no tea, no foot-binding, no mention of Chinese printing, or even of the Great Wall. Did Polo even go to China? Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 192 pages, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBLC; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light scoring on one page, remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0014764
- ISBN
- 9781905791057
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. An engrossing history of the voyages of exploration that ignited curiosity about nature and gave birth to modern science. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; RGR; WTLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393239515
- ISBN
- 9780393239515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.11
€ 27.99
€ 24.11
Paperback. Highly acclaimed, a witty, erudite, and colourful account of the outrageous ambitions that have inspired men and women to circle the entire planet. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTP; RGR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416596202
- ISBN
- 9781416596202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.19
€ 21.19
Paperback. The enthralling story of the courageous and stoical wife of the world-renowned explorer and missionary, David Livingstone. In the history books, Mary Livingstone is a shadow in the blaze of her husband's sun, a whisper in the thunderclap of his reputation. Yet she her own feats as an early traveller in uncharted Africa are unique. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- St Andrew Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715209660
- ISBN
- 9780715209660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.08
€ 20.99
€ 19.08
Hardcover. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy in original cloth with dustwrapper..Artic Travel
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- HARPER & BROS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1954
- SKU
- KEX0254756
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. As Scott and his two companions lay dying in their tent, elsewhere on the polar ice-cap six members of his ill-fated expedition, the Northern Party, were fighting for their lives. Led by Dr Levick, this title is based on his previously unpublished diaries, monographs, photographs and sketches. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 303.
- Publisher
- Pimlico London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712679954
- ISBN
- 9780712679954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.21
€ 21.99
€ 16.21
Hardcover. Num Pages: 396 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JFSJ1; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- ECW Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770412521
- ISBN
- 9781770412521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.25
€ 27.99
€ 26.25
Paperback. Solo travel today is anything but solitary, with the familiar glow of technology and nearly sentient gear as common companions. Dick Griffith is an Alaska legend who made his name with a string of fearless firsts: packrafting down the Green and Colorado Rivers, skiing solo across the icy Northwest Passage. Series: Ember Press. Num Pages: 280 pages, 110 colour plates, 3 maps. BIC Classification: BG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Ember Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781467509343
- ISBN
- 9781467509343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.64
€ 26.99
€ 25.64
Hardback. The inspiring story of the legendary couple whose wildlife films transformed America's perceptions of exotic places. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 32.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762763603
- ISBN
- 9780762763603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.51
€ 26.99
€ 21.51
Paperback. The true story of John Rae - Arctic traveller and Hudson's Bay Company doctor - a tale of imperial ambition and high adventure. In 1854 Rae solved the two great Arctic mysteries: the fate of the doomed Franklin expedition and the location of the last navigable link in the Northwest Passage. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; BG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553814934
- ISBN
- 9780553814934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 454 pages, 22 halftones. 80 line illus. BIC Classification: RBKC; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691609331
- ISBN
- 9780691609331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.72€ 57.26
€ 74.72
€ 57.26
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 464 pages, 22 halftones. 80 line illus. BIC Classification: RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637648
- ISBN
- 9780691637648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 240.26€ 179.87
€ 240.26
€ 179.87
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BG; HBJK; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 30.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762792429
- ISBN
- 9780762792429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.24
€ 26.99
€ 22.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJQ; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772030204
- ISBN
- 9781772030204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.44
€ 14.99
€ 11.44
Paperback. Explorer, scientist, writer, and humanist, Alexander von Humboldt was the most famous intellectual of the age that began with Napoleon and ended with Darwin. This title traces Humboldt's ideas for "Cosmos" to his 1799 journey to the Americas, where he first experienced the diversity of nature and of the world's people. Num Pages: 424 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226871837
- ISBN
- 9780226871837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.67
€ 24.99
€ 20.67
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BM; RGR; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Publisher
- Falcon Guides
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762781393
- ISBN
- 9780762781393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.26
€ 31.99
€ 25.26
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- First Edition First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712668071
- ISBN
- 9780712668071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.22
€ 21.99
€ 17.22
The Lewis and Clark Journals. An American Epic of Discovery.
Lewis, Meriwether; Clark, William; Members Of...
Paperback. Following orders from President Thomas Jefferson, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out from their wintering camp in Illinois in 1804 to search for a river passage to the Pacific Ocean. This title combines the narrative highlights of the Lewis and Clark journals. It explains their triumphs and terrors. Editor(s): Moulton, Gary E. Num Pages: 497 pages, 6 illustrations, 13 maps, index. BIC Classification: HBJK; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 497
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803280397
- ISBN
- 9780803280397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12