Geographical discovery & exploration
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Geographical discovery & exploration
Paperback. In 1936, Graham Rowley went to the west coast of Baffin Island as archaeologist for a British expedition. This memoir captures the way of life in the North before World War II, including the experience of traveling by dogsled over unexplored land. It includes the beginning of Rowley's planned sequel covering his post-war experiences in Arctic. Series: McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 48 illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BG; JHMC; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773530058
- ISBN
- 9780773530058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.02
€ 31.99
€ 29.02
Paperback. In July 1903, Leonidas Hubbard set out to explore the uncharted interior of Labrador by canoe, accompanied by Dillon Wallace. Bad luck and bad judgment led the expedition into disaster. Reconstructing the story from the long-lost journals and diaries of the 1903 and 1905 expeditions, this book traces the explorers' routes. Num Pages: 416 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773530751
- ISBN
- 9780773530751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.72
€ 27.99
€ 26.72
Paperback. The fascinating recounting of the daring first English voyage in search of a Northwest Passage. Series: McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MTN; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773531550
- ISBN
- 9780773531550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.31
€ 42.31
Paperback. David Thompson (1770-1857) is considered to have been the important surveyor of North America. Documenting Northwest Company's efforts to find trade routes across Canadian Rocky Mountains, this book reveals Thompson's interest in mapping the great river of the West sought by generations of explorers. It traces fur trade's westernmost expansion. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773533257
- ISBN
- 9780773533257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.25
€ 34.99
€ 30.25
Hardback. Num Pages: 131 pages, Maps, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBG; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 131
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804009737
- ISBN
- 9780804009737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.94
€ 34.94
Hardcover. What baggage do explorers bring to their experiences? This book summarises the various factors that influence the writing & interpretation of exploration narratives, demonstrating the limitations of the assumption that there is a direct relationship between what the explorer saw & what the text describes. Num Pages: 344 pages, b/w maps. BIC Classification: DS; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 212 x 28. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Calgary Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552380628
- ISBN
- 9781552380628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.15
€ 69.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Echoes, Appalachian; Dunn, Durwood. Series: Appalachian Echoes. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Tennessee Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572332157
- ISBN
- 9781572332157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.32
€ 45.32
Hardcover. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 186 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1329.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607812340
- ISBN
- 9781607812340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.36
€ 29.36
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. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624664366
- ISBN
- 9781624664366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; HBJF; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624664373
- ISBN
- 9781624664373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.09€ 42.04
€ 53.09
€ 42.04
Hardcover. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy..Artic Travel
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- The Bobbs- Merrill Co. Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1950
- SKU
- KEX0254772
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. One of the greatest 19th-century scientist-explorers, Alexander von Humboldt traversed the tropical Spanish Americas between 1799 and 1804. By the time of his death in 1859, he had won international fame for his scientific discoveries, his observations of Native American peoples and his descriptions of the flora and fauna of the continent'. Translator(s): Wilson, Jason. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: DNF; PD; RGR; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140445534
- ISBN
- 9780140445534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.60
€ 19.99
€ 15.60
Paperback. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy original cloth ..Artic Travel
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- National Defense University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- SKU
- KEX0254784
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Peter Pond, a fur trader, explorer, and amateur mapmaker, spent his life ranging much farther afield than Milford, Connecticut, where he was born and died (1740-1807). This book presents Pond's life as part of a generation of traders who came of age between the Seven Years' War and the American Revolution. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803246324
- ISBN
- 9780803246324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.07
€ 74.07
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
€ 29.99€ 22.18
€ 29.99
€ 22.18
Paperback. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy..Artic Travel
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0254766
- ISBN
- 9780771030307
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Hardback, in good condition. With dustjacket.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Scribners
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- SKU
- KRF0040236
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
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. The fascinating exploration of the Hermetic origins of modern science and the secret agenda behind the search for the truth from the bestselling team of Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBLH; HPC; PDX; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472124784
- ISBN
- 9781472124784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60