Geographical discovery & exploration
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Geographical discovery & exploration
Paperback. This study of exploration during the Renaissance shows how the evidence of the New World shook the foundations of the old, upsetting the authority of the ancient texts that had guided Europeans so far afield. This text was awarded the "Los Angeles Times" Book Prize in 1993. Num Pages: 296 pages, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBLH; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 205 x 17. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674618763
- ISBN
- 9780674618763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 43.49
€ 50.99
€ 43.49
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
€ 144.52
€ 144.52
Hardcover. This is an account of the voyage of a mostly Hawaiian crew, in a reconstructed ancient double canoe, from Hawaii to New Zealand. They did this without the aid of navigational equipment, and with the aim of proving that their ancestors had done just the same thousands of years earlier. Illustrator(s): Rhodes, Richard. Num Pages: 401 pages, 84 figures, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKP; JHM; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520080027
- ISBN
- 9780520080027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. This new Norton Critical Edition recounts the 1527-36 expedition of Cabeza de Vaca, the first Spanish explorer to cross North America. Editor(s): Stavans, Ilan. Translator(s): Frye, David. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 Map. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JB; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393918151
- ISBN
- 9780393918151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, this book presents a fresh take on Antarctic exploration. By focusing on the larger purpose, it deepens our appreciation of the explorers' achievements, shares little-known stories, and shows what the Heroic Age of Antarctic discovery was really about. Num Pages: 326 pages, 54 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; HBJQ; HBLW; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300188219
- ISBN
- 9780300188219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.79
€ 25.99
€ 19.79
Paperback. Reveals the extraordinary lives and times of remarkable explorers and scientists Editor(s): Glover, Denise M.; Harrell, Stevan; McKhann, Charles Fremont. Series: McLellan Book. Num Pages: 320 pages, 71 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTP; PDX; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991184
- ISBN
- 9780295991184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28
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
€ 98.93€ 76.74
€ 98.93
€ 76.74
Paperback. A riotously colorful history of adventures, chronicling more than 400 years in the exploration of the world's most formidable and enigmatic river system. Photographs and maps. Num Pages: 344 pages, 30ill.15M. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226763378
- ISBN
- 9780226763378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.09
€ 48.99
€ 38.09
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
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. From the first recorded encounters with the native inhabitants of the Canary Islands in 1341 to Columbus' explorations in 1492 and Cabral's discovery of Brazil in 1500, western Europeans struggled to make sense of the existence of the people they met. This book explores the social lives of the inhabitants. Num Pages: 408 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBLC; RGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300158212
- ISBN
- 9780300158212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Hardback. The fully illustrated edition of Britain's greatest living polar explorer's memoirs, with personal photographs, maps and diaries of his adventures. Num Pages: 256 pages, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 1MTNG; 1MTS; BGA; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 265 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1004.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781471153556
- ISBN
- 9781471153556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.23
€ 29.99
€ 6.23
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
Paperback. In 1807, a year after Lewis and Clark returned from the shores of the Pacific, groups of trappers and hunters began to drift West to tap the rich stocks of beaver and to trade with the Native nations. This work features stories of mountain men including John Colter, George Drouillard, Hugh Glass, Andrew Henry and Kit Carson. Num Pages: 392 pages, 20 illustrations, 24 maps, index. BIC Classification: HBJK; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803295643
- ISBN
- 9780803295643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556439094
- ISBN
- 9781556439094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.74
€ 20.99
€ 16.74
Paperback. Published in 1900, volume 2 of Oswell's (1818-93) biography includes his journey to the Crimean front in 1854-5. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies. Num Pages: 310 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781108032124
- ISBN
- 9781108032124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.05
€ 41.05
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
€ 17.99€ 12.53
€ 17.99
€ 12.53
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€ 19.08
€ 26.99
€ 19.08
Paperback. The real story of one of the greatest explorers who ever lived by 'the world's greatest living explorer' (Guinness Book of Records). Num Pages: 528 pages, 32 pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340826997
- ISBN
- 9780340826997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.58
€ 14.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was sent to claim for Spain a vast area of today's southern United States. Cabeza de Vaca ultimately wrote an extraordinary chronicle of his journey. This work conjoins the facts recounted by Cabeza with the author's own research in the history and culture of 16th century North America to describe this epic journey. Num Pages: 336 pages, P. BIC Classification: RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465068418
- ISBN
- 9780465068418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.67
€ 19.99
€ 19.67
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