Geographical discovery & exploration
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Geographical discovery & exploration
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour & b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: BGTA; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Harbour Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550175837
- ISBN
- 9781550175837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.44
€ 32.99
€ 28.44
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803251380
- ISBN
- 9780803251380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.63
€ 23.99
€ 22.63
Paperback. Series: Routledge Historical Americans. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138814585
- ISBN
- 9781138814585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.66
€ 57.66
Paperback. 'Into Africa' traces the journeys of Livingstone and Stanley - Livingstone's search for the Nile's source, leaving him alone, far from civilization; and Stanley's search for Livingstone, which sees his awakening to the beauty of Africa. This book is a fascinating window on the golden age of exploration. Num Pages: 416 pages, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1HF; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553814477
- ISBN
- 9780553814477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. * Epic memoir by one of the greatest explorers of our time, the Norwegian-born Thor Heyerdahl. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: BGA; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349112732
- ISBN
- 9780349112732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
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
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393249385
- ISBN
- 9780393249385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.39
€ 30.99
€ 27.39
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
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
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
€ 23.99€ 16.63
€ 23.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. The untold story of Hamilton Hume - the Australian-born explorer who truly opened up the nation. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Hachette Australia
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780733634055
- ISBN
- 9780733634055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.90
€ 26.99
€ 18.90
paperback. This is a factual account, written with the pace of fiction, of hundreds of dramatic losses, heroic rescues, and violent adventures at the stormy meeting place of northern and southern winds and waters - the Graveyard of the Atlantic off the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Num Pages: 287 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807842614
- ISBN
- 9780807842614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.69
€ 25.99
€ 23.69
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. 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€ 41.25
€ 52.99
€ 41.25
Paperback. The Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths. This title makes the case that this illness was due to the crews' overwhelming reliance on a new technology, namely tinned foods. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244. The Fate of the Franklin Expedition. 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. The Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths. This title makes the case that this illness was due to the crews' overwhelming reliance on a new technology, namely tinned foods. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTN; BTP; RGR. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight: 198.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Rev Pbk ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747577270
- ISBN
- 9780747577270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.82
€ 19.99
€ 14.82
Paperback. Fremont's report documents the opening of the West even as it offers a firsthand look at the making of the American myth Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 photograph, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; RGR; WTLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803271357
- ISBN
- 9780803271357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Explorer and adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes explores the concept of fear, and shows us through his own experiences how we can push our boundaries in everyday life. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8 page colour insets. BIC Classification: BM; JMQ; KJMB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473618008
- ISBN
- 9781473618008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.78
€ 15.99
€ 11.78
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
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardcover. Hardback, in good condition. With dustjacket.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Praeger
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KRF0040239
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. A study of cross-cultural engagements between the indigenous peoples of the Pacific and Spanish explorers during the early modern period. It analyses eight main voyages, their aims and outcomes, looking at the different patterns of contact and the use of gift-giving and bartering as social cement. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBLH; RGR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719077791
- ISBN
- 9780719077791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.91
€ 149.91