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Paperback. On each of his three voyages, James Cook kept a log and his reputation rose steadily with each voyage largely because Europeans were fascinated with the romance of discovery as well as reports of sexual licence in Tahiti and other Polynesian islands. This work features an introduction by Robert Welsch. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RGR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897333160
- ISBN
- 9780897333160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.50
€ 18.50
Paperback. Fetherling argues that the gold rushes in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa shared the same causes and results, the same characters and characteristics. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBTB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802080462
- ISBN
- 9780802080462
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.05
€ 45.99
€ 41.05
Paperback. Explores the physical and organic phenomena of the Antarctic continent as well as its history. With chapters on the geography and formation of the continent, its exploration, its depiction in the arts and sciences, and its geopolitical treatment, the author places the remote land as central to the Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: Maps & photographs. BIC Classification: 1MTS; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 29. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780295976785
- ISBN
- 9780295976785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.36
€ 40.99
€ 35.36
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€ 37.54
€ 48.99
€ 37.54
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
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.32
€ 34.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 29 photos & 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MTN; G; RGR. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888395221
- ISBN
- 9780888395221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.54
€ 20.99
€ 15.54
Num Pages: 235 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 1KJ; BGA; BGTA; RGR; RN; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Mercer University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881463934
- ISBN
- 9780881463934
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.37
€ 26.99
€ 23.37
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
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€ 42.32
€ 50.99
€ 42.32
Hardback. This biography of David Livingstone provides an account of his strengths and weaknesses. He could be difficult and unsympathetic, but he was also single minded, patient and brave. This book tells of his life both in Britain and Africa, where he discovered Victoria Falls and was mauled by a lion. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; HRCX7; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333740415
- ISBN
- 9780333740415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.47
€ 122.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGA; JFSJ1; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894759632
- ISBN
- 9781894759632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.60
€ 20.99
€ 15.60
Num Pages: 484 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 753.
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585440665
- ISBN
- 9781585440665
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
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
€ 25.99€ 23.85
€ 25.99
€ 23.85
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€ 23.29
€ 26.99
€ 23.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BG; HBJK; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 30.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762792429
- ISBN
- 9780762792429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.82
€ 27.99
€ 21.82
Across the Continent: Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and the Making of Am...
Edited By Douglas Seefeldt, Jeffrey L. Hantma...
Hardcover. Across the Continent is an examination of Lewis and Clark's expedition. Essays look at the global politics that provided the context for the expedition and at the interest in science that grew from it and justified its undertaking. It considers the legacies of it on Native Americans and the control of the expansion of the American Empire. Editor(s): Seefeldt, Douglas; Hantman, Jeffrey L.; Onuf, Peter S. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; JPSL; RGR; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press Charlottesville
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813923130
- ISBN
- 9780813923130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.55
€ 44.99
€ 37.55
Hardcover. Num Pages: 268 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 1KJP; 3JB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939923847
- ISBN
- 9780939923847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 31.21
€ 47.99
€ 31.21
Paperback. An eye-witness account, published in 1857, of a five-year Arctic voyage in extreme conditions, ending with the crew abandoning ship. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration. Num Pages: 654 pages, 1 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QSR; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 37. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 654
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108033350
- ISBN
- 9781108033350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
paperback. The discoveries of the Portuguese made an impact on every area of human endeavour, as shown in the broad scope and trans-discliplinary nature of the papers collected here. Editor(s): Parkinson, S.R. Num Pages: 128 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; HBJD; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 10. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780856685712
- ISBN
- 9780856685712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.13
€ 29.99
€ 27.13
Paperback. Highly acclaimed, a witty, erudite, and colourful account of the outrageous ambitions that have inspired men and women to circle the entire planet. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTP; RGR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416596202
- ISBN
- 9781416596202
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.85
€ 20.99
€ 20.85
Paperback. This is the diary of five years spent in hot pursuit - not of honour and glory, but of excitement and riches - by Michael Leahy. Together with his brothers and friends, he explored the unknown interior of New Guinea, seeking gold and making contact with the aborigines of the interior mountains. Editor(s): Jones, Douglas E. (Director, Alabama State Museum of Natural History, USA). Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; 3JJG; BG; JHM; RGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817304461
- ISBN
- 9780817304461
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.59
€ 40.99
€ 33.59
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€ 19.33
€ 25.99
€ 19.33
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
€ 18.99€ 18.41
€ 18.99
€ 18.41
Intended as an antidote to potted biographies and piecemeal reconstructions of his voyages, this volume draws on judicious selections from Christopher Columbus' own writings - chronologically arranged, and translated into idiomatic English - to relate his self-perception and personal history, as far as is possible, in his own words. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841344
- ISBN
- 9781603841344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.68€ 41.67
€ 52.68
€ 41.67