Geographical discovery & exploration
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Geographical discovery & exploration
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€ 41.98
€ 41.99
€ 41.98
Hardcover. From whaling museums to National Geographic television specials to "tiki bars," the high seas have enchanted modern Americans as an adventurous frontier. This work presents a cultural history of America's exploration of the ocean and critically analyzes the legacies of seven marine explorers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: RBKC; RGR; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615674
- ISBN
- 9780700615674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.09
€ 65.09
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
€ 16.99€ 11.60
€ 16.99
€ 11.60
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. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0004379
- ISBN
- 9780340819456
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
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
€ 22.99€ 20.00
€ 22.99
€ 20.00
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
€ 169.04
€ 169.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 113 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; HBJK; HBLL; RGR; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 113
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873510066
- ISBN
- 9780873510066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.92
€ 18.99
€ 17.92
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
€ 18.99€ 18.56
€ 18.99
€ 18.56
Paperback. In 1936, Graham Rowley went to the west coast of Baffin Island as archaeologist for a British expedition. This memoir captures the way of life in the North before World War II, including the experience of traveling by dogsled over unexplored land. It includes the beginning of Rowley's planned sequel covering his post-war experiences in Arctic. Series: McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 48 illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BG; JHMC; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773530058
- ISBN
- 9780773530058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.02
€ 31.99
€ 29.02
Paperback. A firsthand account of previously almost inaccessible eastern Greenland Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; 3JF; BJ; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 133 x 108 x 23. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Independent Publisher United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982170304
- ISBN
- 9780982170304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.49
€ 23.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 149 illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; DNF; RGR; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- New ed of 1899 ed
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486256689
- ISBN
- 9780486256689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 18.90
€ 27.99
€ 18.90
Paperback. To the Arctic by Canoe records the experiences of a remarkable young adventurer during the first overland Arctic expedition led by Sir John Franklin. This expedition was the first to travel the northern coast of North America's Arctic; in two birch-bark canoes the party surveyed no less than 675 miles of Arctic coastline. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24 colour illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MTN; 3JH; BG; BJ; RGR; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773512221
- ISBN
- 9780773512221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.73
€ 40.73
Paperback. Only a handful of the original members of Sir John Franklin's first Arctic expedition returned. John Richardson was one of them. His journal recounts their journey across the Barren Grounds, providing many details not found in Franklin's own 1823 narrative and raising questions about Franklin's ability as a leader. Illustrator(s): Hochbaum, H.Albert. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MTN; 3JH; BG; BJ; RGR; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773512238
- ISBN
- 9780773512238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.48
€ 41.48
Paperback. 8vo.good copy. Maritime History.The Sea
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- North Carolina Div of Archives
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- 12th Edition
- SKU
- KEX0254430
- ISBN
- 9780865261006
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Tells the story of the hundreds of conquistadors who set sail on the precarious journey across the Atlantic - taking with them wheat, the horse, the guitar and the wheel as well as guns, malaria and slaves - to create an empire that made Spain the envy of the world. Num Pages: 816 pages, 24 pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1K; HBG; HBLC; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 784
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141034485
- ISBN
- 9780141034485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.78
€ 24.99
€ 17.78
Paperback. One man goes in search of the lost cities of the Amazon in the Inca heartland. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; HBJK; HBLC; HDD; RGR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753813584
- ISBN
- 9780753813584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.13
€ 16.99
€ 13.13
Hardcover. A century after Amundsen's triumph and Scott's tragedy, our fascination with Antarctica remains as acute as ever. This glorious visual history traces our search for the South Pole, from our earliest encounters through the Heroic Age to modern times. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; HBJQ; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 276 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Publisher
- Conway
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781844861378
- ISBN
- 9781844861378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 10.00
€ 24.99
€ 10.00
Paperback. Between the ninth and fourteenth centuries, Arab travellers such as Ibn Fadlan journeyed widely and frequently into the far north, crossing territories that now include Russia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. This title offers an illuminating insight into the world of the Arab geographers, and the medieval lands of the far north. Translator(s): Stone, Caroline C.; Lunde, Paul. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; RGR; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455076
- ISBN
- 9780140455076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.16
€ 16.99
€ 13.16
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press Stanford
- Number of pages
- 772
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804720090
- ISBN
- 9780804720090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 45.52
€ 49.99
€ 45.52
Hardcover. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy in original cloth with dustwrapper..Artic Travel
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1971
- SKU
- KEX0254759
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99