Geographical discovery & exploration
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Geographical discovery & exploration
Paperback. Since the time of the Vikings, the Atlantic has shaped the lives of people who depend on it for survival, and people have shaped the Atlantic. In his account of this interdependency, Bolster, a historian and professional seafarer, takes us through a millennium-long environmental history of our impact on one of the largest ecosystems in the world. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBTP; KNAF; RGR; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674283961
- ISBN
- 9780674283961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.81
€ 25.99
€ 25.81
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
€ 25.99€ 21.05
€ 25.99
€ 21.05
Paperback. A fascinating account of the early days of Antarctic exploration from an expert storyteller. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393323214
- ISBN
- 9780393323214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.63
€ 26.99
€ 23.63
Paperback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403465
- ISBN
- 9781421403465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.76
€ 33.99
€ 28.76
Hardback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403458
- ISBN
- 9781421403458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.73€ 59.78
€ 65.73
€ 59.78
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340819456
- ISBN
- 9780340819456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.78
€ 15.99
€ 11.78
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752442075
- ISBN
- 9780752442075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1M; HBJM; HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300220414
- ISBN
- 9780300220414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
The South Pole. An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in th...
Amundsen, Captian Roald; Huntford, Roland; Na...
Paperback. The first explorer to reach the South Pole recounts the rigors of his expedition. Num Pages: 896 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 1QMP; 3JJC; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 896
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815411277
- ISBN
- 9780815411277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.16
€ 34.16
Hardback. Traces the development of the space shuttle, describes the political and technological problems the program faced, and looks at future uses of the shuttle. Num Pages: 223 pages, Illustrations, 1map,1plan,ports. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 283 x 220 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1135.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First edition.
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231059244
- ISBN
- 9780231059244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.48€ 75.66
€ 99.48
€ 75.66
paperback. In addition to Cartier's Voyages, a slightly amended version of H.P. Biggar's 1924 text, the volume includes a series of letters relating to Cartier and the Sieur de Roberval, who was in command of cartier on the last voyage. Many of these letters appear for the first time in English. Editor(s): Cook, Ramsay. Num Pages: 177 pages, Illustrations, 1 facsim., maps, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLH; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Nachdruck
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802060006
- ISBN
- 9780802060006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.10
€ 40.99
€ 36.10
The Voyages of Joshua Slocum. A Crew Member's Inside Story of the Bt G...
Walter Magnus . Ed(S): Teller
Hardback. This definitive edition of all of Captain Joshua Slocum's writings is now being reissued in time for the 100th anniversary of Slocum's epic singlehanded voyage. Editor(s): Teller, Walter Magnus. Num Pages: 406 pages, 16pp b/w photos, 10 line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: RGR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 169 x 36. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780911378559
- ISBN
- 9780911378559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.96
€ 32.99
€ 27.96
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848327023
- ISBN
- 9781848327023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.97
€ 26.99
€ 23.97
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
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
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFSL9; RGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816699421
- ISBN
- 9780816699421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QMP; HBJQ; HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486477329
- ISBN
- 9780486477329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.57
€ 20.57
Paperback. The story of the 1882 Palmer Sinai Expedition, a spying and terrorist mission that ended in the murder of its participants and was one of the great cause celebre of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; HBTP; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785352423
- ISBN
- 9781785352423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.46
€ 20.99
€ 19.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1MTN; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 206 x 13. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894759380
- ISBN
- 9781894759380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.12
€ 25.99
€ 18.12
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
€ 18.09
€ 18.09