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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
Paperback
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
Paperback. The explorations of Alexander Smith RN, polar voyager, astronomer and goldfields commissioner, 1812-1872. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 colour photos, 132 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414. In the Wake of the Erebus. 390 pages, 30 colour photos, 132 b&w illustrations. The explorations of Alexander Smith RN, polar voyager, astronomer and goldfields commissioner, 1812-1872. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; HBLL; RGR. Dimension: 211 x 137 x 20. Weight: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Brolga Publishing
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921596926
- ISBN
- 9781921596926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.31
€ 17.99
€ 16.31
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€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856684883
- ISBN
- 9780856684883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.63
€ 40.99
€ 35.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; RGR; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628737202
- ISBN
- 9781628737202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.77
€ 17.99
€ 16.77
hardcover. This collection of essays assesses the interrelationship between exploration, empire-building and science in the opening of the Pacific Ocean by Europeans between the early 16th and mid-19th century. Editor from University of Otago, New Zealand. Editor(s): Ballantyne, Tony. Series Editor(s): Flynn, Professor Dennis O.; Giraldez, Professor Arturo. Series: The Pacific World: Lands, Peoples and History of the Pacific, 1500-1900. Num Pages: 394 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1QSP; PDX; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 169. Weight in Grams: 869.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754635628
- ISBN
- 9780754635628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 232.19
€ 232.19
Lets you discover how a young captain battled mutiny, starvation, illness, and conflicts with his own countrymen to be remembered in history as the first to circumnavigate the globe. 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
- V9781604134223
- ISBN
- 9781604134223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.59
€ 40.99
€ 33.59
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
€ 51.66
€ 51.66
Paperback. Robert Falcon Scott's 1901-4 expedition to the Antarctic was a landmark event in the history of Antarctic exploration, creating a sensation comparable to the Arctic efforts of the American Robert E Peary. This book studies the purpose, composition, and real accomplishments of the expedition of Robert Falcon Scott. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803216396
- ISBN
- 9780803216396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.91
€ 25.99
€ 21.91
Hardback. This is a record of the lives, adventures, and discoveries of pioneering American naturalists and conservationists. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RGR; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815412366
- ISBN
- 9780815412366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.81
€ 29.99
€ 25.81
In 1826, Jean Louis Berlandier, a French naturalist, was part of a team sent to explore what is now northern Mexico and the Gulf Coast of Texas. Here, historian Russell Lawson tells the story of this multinational expedition, using Berlandier's copious records as a way of conveying his view of the natural environment. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; 3JH; HBTP; RGR; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826352170
- ISBN
- 9780826352170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.62
€ 50.99
€ 42.62
Paperback. Containing chapters that deal with travel narratives, cosmography, commerce, and medical botany, this book examines how ideas and methods are deployed to make German commentators experts in the overseas world, and how this incorporation established the discoveries as important intellectual, commercial, and scientific developments. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927343
- ISBN
- 9780813927343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.40
€ 29.99
€ 25.40
Paperback. An 1853 account of an 1848-51 Arctic expedition, with detailed observations of the indigenous Chukchi people. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration. Num Pages: 450 pages, 5 b/w illus. 5 colour illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QMP; 3JH; HBJQ; HBLL; RGR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108070836
- ISBN
- 9781108070836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.61
€ 52.61
Hardback. Features some of the greatest travellers in human history - people who undertook long journeys to places they knew little or nothing about. This work provides an overview of long-distance travel in Afro-Eurasia from around 400BCE to 1500. It examines the development of early travel, trade and cultural interchange between China, India, and others. Series: Themes in World History. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; RGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415229401
- ISBN
- 9780415229401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.03
€ 169.03
Paperback. Series: Melungeon. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Mercer University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865548619
- ISBN
- 9780865548619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.35
€ 25.99
€ 22.35
In the late 1850s many of the most striking places in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana had not yet been surveyed by any government expedition. This book brings to life the expedition that first explored these regions. As the last major government survey of the American West before the Civil War, the Raynolds Expedition began in 1859. Editor(s): Merrill, Marlene Deahl; Merrill, Daniel D. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826350978
- ISBN
- 9780826350978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.59
€ 40.99
€ 33.59
Hardcover. Profiles forty of the worlds greatest explorers, from Europe, America, Asia and Australia. Num Pages: 304 pages, 200 illustrations, 150 in colour. BIC Classification: RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 199 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1198. Good copy with some minor shelf wear, dustwrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- KKD0007598
- ISBN
- 9780500251690
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The challenge of opening Africa and Australia to British imperial influence fell to a coterie of proto-professional explorers who sought knowledge, adventure, and fame but often experienced confusion, fear, and failure. Kennedy follows the arc of these explorations, from idea to practice, intention to outcome, myth to reality. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBJM; HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674503861
- ISBN
- 9780674503861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.07
€ 35.99
€ 30.07
Hardback. Victorian traveller, Mary Kingsley, has been portrayed as a victim of 19th-century attitudes towards women, a brave and daring explorer, an anti-imperialist agitator and even a feminist heroine. In this biography the author examines and then confronts all these portraits. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; JFFK; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333489208
- ISBN
- 9780333489208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.98
€ 122.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 190 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894759540
- ISBN
- 9781894759540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.60
€ 20.99
€ 15.60
hardcover. Editor(s): Roberson, Susan L. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DQ; DSBH; RGR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Mississippi (Txt) United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578064113
- ISBN
- 9781578064113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.49€ 53.91
€ 58.49
€ 53.91