Geographical discovery & exploration
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Geographical discovery & exploration
Paperback. The voyages of Captain Cook are endlessly fascinating to a wide audience, and no aspect of them has been more controversial than Cook's death. This book contains introductory essays that discuss Samwell's contribution to our understanding of the dramatic period in Pacific and maritime history, and examines the personality and career of Samwell. Num Pages: 180 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- No Statement of Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780708320730
- ISBN
- 9780708320730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.36
€ 5.36
Paperback. In 1912 Captain Robert Falcon Scott confronted defeat and death in the crippling subzero temperatures of Antarctica. This volume finishes the tale of Scott and his British expedition, depicting the staggering 900-mile trek to the South Pole and resolving the debate over the journey's failure. Num Pages: 416 pages, 77 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300099218
- ISBN
- 9780300099218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.59
€ 30.99
€ 22.59
Hardcover. The first colonial cartographer of New Mexico, he helped create the culturally unique santero tradition that still thrives today. Editor(s): Diaz, Josef. Num Pages: 156 pages, 61 colour & 9 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AC; AGB; BGF; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890135853
- ISBN
- 9780890135853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.35
€ 47.99
€ 34.35
Hardback. Offers insights into the nature of expeditions and the human relationships that shaped them. This title examines, collected materials as well as museum and archive records, the contributors shed light on the complex social life and intimate work practices of the researchers involved in these expeditions. Num Pages: 250 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: JHM; PDX; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bard Graduate Center, Exhibitions Department United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941792001
- ISBN
- 9781941792001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.03€ 49.46
€ 58.03
€ 49.46
Paperback. This book explores one of the most dramatic features of the late medieval and early modern period: when voyagers from Western Europe led by Spain and Portugal set out across the world and set up links with Africa, Asia and the Americas. Series: Lancaster Pamphlets. Num Pages: 84 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415279963
- ISBN
- 9780415279963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.52
€ 48.52
Paperback. Recounts the great traveler Ibn Battuta's remarkable career, interpreting it within the cultural and social context of Islamic society and giving the reader both a biography of an extraordinary personality and a study of the hemispheric dimensions of human interchange in medieval times. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC1; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460. A Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century. 384 pages, illustrations. Recounts the great traveler Ibn Battuta's remarkable career, interpreting it within the cultural and social context of Islamic society and giving the reader both a biography of an extraordinary personality and a study of the hemispheric dimensions of human interchange in medieval times. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC1; RGR. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 24. Weight: 460.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272927
- ISBN
- 9780520272927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
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€ 17.47
€ 17.99
€ 17.47
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. Henry Morton Stanley was a cruel imperialist - a bad man of Africa. This book shows the reality of Stanley's life - his trans-Africa journey, a human endurance which solved virtually every one of the continent's remaining geographical puzzles. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1HF; 3JH; BGH; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571221035
- ISBN
- 9780571221035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.56
€ 19.99
€ 14.56
Paperback. This book tells the story of the Soviet and Russian lunar programme, from its origins to the present-day federal Russian space programme. It concludes that political mismanagement rather than technology prevented the Soviet Union from landing cosmonauts on the moon. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 318 pages, 124 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHVB; RGR; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 170 x 243 x 18. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publisher
- Praxis
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387218960
- ISBN
- 9780387218960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.96€ 49.82
€ 51.96
€ 49.82
Paperback / so. Theharrowing account of Shackleton s ill-fated attempt to traverse Antarctica andthe struggle to survive the world s most unforgiving.. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QMP; HBJQ; HBTP; RGR; WGG; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620874363
- ISBN
- 9781620874363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.39
€ 16.99
€ 16.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; RGR; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628737202
- ISBN
- 9781628737202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.62
€ 18.99
€ 16.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BG; RGR; RNR; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062319630
- ISBN
- 9780062319630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.26
€ 19.99
€ 17.26
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
€ 26.99€ 20.31
€ 26.99
€ 20.31
Paperback. Jeannette Mirsky has here drawn from Sir Aurel Stein's books and articles as well as from his letters and unpublished archival materials to produce a definitive biography of this archaeological explorer, geographer, historical topographer, and linguist. Num Pages: 594 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HD; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226531779
- ISBN
- 9780226531779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.92
€ 34.99
€ 27.92
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; RGR; WSSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Sheridan House Australia Pty Ltd Australia
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574090727
- ISBN
- 9781574090727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.11
€ 24.99
€ 22.11
hardcover. Argues that Fremont used both a radical form of the picturesque and an imaginary map to create an aesthetic craving for expansion Num Pages: 1 photograph, 23 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; HBJK; JFC; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bison Books United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803238077
- ISBN
- 9780803238077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.84
€ 32.99
€ 28.84
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€ 24.64
€ 27.99
€ 24.64
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
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. Frank A Worsley was the Captain of the H M S Endurance, the ship used by the legendary explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton in his 1914-16 expedition to the Antarctic. On its way to the Antarctic continent the Endurance became trapped and then crushed by ice, and the ship's party of twenty-eight drifted in an ice floe for five months. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJF; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712665742
- ISBN
- 9780712665742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
€ 19.99
€ 15.91