Geographical discovery & exploration
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Geographical discovery & exploration
Hardcover. Travelling the circumference of the truly gigantic Pacific, Simon Winchester tells the story of the world's largest body of water, and - in matters economic, political and military - the ocean of the future. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1QRP; 1QSP; RGC; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 45. Weight in Grams: 810. Fine copy in dustwrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers London
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KKD0009037
- ISBN
- 9780007550753
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
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
€ 25.99€ 20.73
€ 25.99
€ 20.73
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. Looking at the long history of navigation at sea, Jim Bennett discusses the scientific and technological developments that have enabled the accurate measurement of position and setting of directions in the oceans. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; PDX; RGR; TRLN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198733713
- ISBN
- 9780198733713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.13
€ 13.99
€ 13.13
Paperback. Series: Naturalist's Guide Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RGR. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762742370
- ISBN
- 9780762742370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.29
€ 33.99
€ 26.29
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: 848 pages, 28 b/w illus. 3 colour illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; HBTP; RGR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1990.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 848
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781108050203
- ISBN
- 9781108050203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.95
€ 99.95
Paperback. This is the first full-scale biography of Nansen, drawing on a wealth of new material including diaries and other hitherto untapped documents. Num Pages: 768 pages, Section: 16, b&w. BIC Classification: BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 49. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 768
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349114927
- ISBN
- 9780349114927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.42
€ 23.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. Peary, the wife of celebrated arctic explorer Robert E. Peary, joined her husband on his 1891-92 expedition to the Arctic Circle. Num Pages: 312 pages, 67. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815411987
- ISBN
- 9780815411987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.90
€ 18.99
€ 18.90
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
Hardback. * This is an original and engaging account of the ways in which the discovery of the new world altered the world-view of Europeans during the Renaissance* The author is one of the best young historians in France today. . Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JB; BG; RGR; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745611471
- ISBN
- 9780745611471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.81
€ 71.81
Paperback. In this biography Zweig brings to life the Age of Discovery by telling the tale of one of the era's most daring adventurers. In typically flowing and elegant prose he takes us on a fascinating journey of discovery ourselves. Translator(s): Cedar, Paul; Eden, Paul. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906548490
- ISBN
- 9781906548490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.89
€ 17.99
€ 12.89
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
€ 26.99€ 24.19
€ 26.99
€ 24.19
Lost in Tibet: The Untold Story Of Five American Airmen, A Doomed Plan...
Starks, Richard; Murcutt, Miriam
paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: BG; HBW; HBWQ; JWG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Lyons Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762781348
- ISBN
- 9780762781348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.16
€ 17.99
€ 15.16
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€ 19.44
€ 20.99
€ 19.44
Paperback. This fascinating account offers a new understanding of Captain Cook's voyages and how they affected the European world view. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774811903
- ISBN
- 9780774811903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 45.40
€ 46.99
€ 45.40
Hardback. Before Captain Cooks three voyages, the world was uncertain and dangerous; after them, it was clear and safe. Written as a conceptual field guide, this book offers a rereading of both the voyages and of modern political philosophy; the voyages offering new ways of thinking about the world and about the place of human beings have in that world. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774811897
- ISBN
- 9780774811897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.37
€ 119.37
Paperback. An extensively revised edition of Tim Jeal's classic biography published to mark the bicentenary of the great explorer Num Pages: 432 pages, 16pp. b&w illustrations section. BIC Classification: 1HF; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 34. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised, Expanded ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300191004
- ISBN
- 9780300191004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.46
€ 25.99
€ 19.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 190 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894759540
- ISBN
- 9781894759540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.59
€ 20.99
€ 15.59
Paperback. The Lewis and Clark expedition was the greatest camping trip in history. It was one of those irresistible American adventures that many people dream of living. This book shares the details of the journey that historians have gleaned from the group's journals and maps, and also discusses what's known of the Indian perspective of the expedition. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764525452
- ISBN
- 9780764525452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.22
€ 17.99
€ 15.22
Paperback. An important contribution to Indian ethnohistory and to the literature of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBTB; JFSL9; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition, Bicentennial
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803289901
- ISBN
- 9780803289901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.70
€ 23.70