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Hardcover. This work comprises a collection of autobiographical essays by geographers. The contributors use autobiography as a tool to document the history of geography, as a method of data collection, and as a mode of analysis. Editor(s): Moss, Pamela. Series: Space, Place & Geography S. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: BGA; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628477
- ISBN
- 9780815628477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.74
€ 50.99
€ 42.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 149 illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; DNF; RGR; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- New ed of 1899 ed
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486256689
- ISBN
- 9780486256689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 18.90
€ 27.99
€ 18.90
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
€ 51.99€ 37.19
€ 51.99
€ 37.19
Hardcover. Explores "The First Kamchatka Expedition", a classic among the voyages of discovery, famous for the discovery of the Bering Strait between Asia and North America. This journal is the only official document that preserves its history in detail, day by day. It includes introductory articles and commentary by specialists, a glossary, and maps. Editor(s): Urness, Carol L.; Fedorova, Tatiana S.; Sedov, Viktor G. Num Pages: 320 pages, colour illus & tables. BIC Classification: 1QSPN; 3JF; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779343146
- ISBN
- 9788779343146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.46
€ 24.46
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
€ 18.99€ 18.17
€ 18.99
€ 18.17
A biography about the first explorer to establish a French presence in North America, an accomplishment that allowed the next generation of French sailors to create the first settlements in Canada. Series: Great Explorers. Num Pages: 112 pages, full-colour & black-&-white photographs & maps, sidebars, chronology & timeline, bibliogr. BIC Classification: BGH; RGR; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604134308
- ISBN
- 9781604134308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.59
€ 40.99
€ 33.59
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
€ 48.20
€ 48.20
Paperback. " Readers who love history and stories of exploration on the high seas will devour this gripping tale. Series: The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 280 pages, 26, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; RGR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421422572
- ISBN
- 9781421422572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.32
€ 33.99
€ 28.32
Paperback. Fremont's report documents the opening of the West even as it offers a firsthand look at the making of the American myth Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 photograph, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; RGR; WTLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803271357
- ISBN
- 9780803271357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.92
€ 34.99
€ 27.92
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€ 27.41
€ 32.99
€ 27.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, colour illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; BG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522850789
- ISBN
- 9780522850789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.57
€ 45.99
€ 38.57
Hardback. This guide describes the literature on indigenous navigation and voyaging in the Pacific. The annotated bibliography covers journal articles and books pointing to materials of both recent and early origin. The entries are arranged by author under Pacific, Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia. Series: Bibliographies & Indexes in Anthropology. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSP; GBCR; JHM; RGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313277399
- ISBN
- 9780313277399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.94€ 67.53
€ 74.94
€ 67.53
paperback. Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBT; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816639526
- ISBN
- 9780816639526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.42
€ 21.99
€ 21.42
Hardcover. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 259 x 184 x 19. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560729648
- ISBN
- 9781560729648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.54
€ 50.99
€ 36.54
Translator(s): Barr, William. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGA; BGHA; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 208 x 23. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Baraka Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780981240510
- ISBN
- 9780981240510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.60
€ 49.99
€ 41.60
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
€ 98.36€ 74.63
€ 98.36
€ 74.63
Paperback. "Nail-biting true adventure."--Kirkus Reviews Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTN; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393327380
- ISBN
- 9780393327380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.21
€ 17.21
paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1MK; 1QMP; HBJQ; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 33. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- TouchWood Editions United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771510844
- ISBN
- 9781771510844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.96
€ 30.99
€ 20.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BG; HRCV; HRCV9; JFSJ2; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 165.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc) United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601426048
- ISBN
- 9781601426048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.34
€ 16.99
€ 15.34
Hardcover. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy..Artic Travel
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Royal Ontario Museum
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0254764
- ISBN
- 9780888541710
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Lewis and Clark expedition was the greatest camping trip in history. It was one of those irresistible American adventures that many people dream of living. This book shares the details of the journey that historians have gleaned from the group's journals and maps, and also discusses what's known of the Indian perspective of the expedition. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764525452
- ISBN
- 9780764525452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.20
€ 17.99
€ 15.20
Hardback. Reveals the extraordinary lives and times of remarkable explorers and scientists Editor(s): Glover, Denise M.; Harrell, Stevan; McKhann, Charles Fremont; Swain, Margaret Byrne. Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 71 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTP; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991177
- ISBN
- 9780295991177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.61
€ 119.61
Paperback. The European discovery of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands is fully and dramatically recorded in this journal - a gripping narrative of human conflict, of nature as adversary, of terror and pain and death, and of final deliverance. Editor(s): Steller, Georg Wilhelm; Frost, A. O. Translator(s): Engel, Margitt A. Num Pages: 260 pages, 20 half-tones 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; RGR; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804721813
- ISBN
- 9780804721813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 26.75
€ 34.99
€ 26.75
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
€ 57.32€ 52.74
€ 57.32
€ 52.74