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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
€ 23.00€ 19.72
€ 23.00
€ 19.72
Paperback. This fascinating account offers a new understanding of Captain Cook's voyages and how they affected the European world view. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774811903
- ISBN
- 9780774811903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.41
€ 49.99
€ 44.41
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€ 21.96
€ 27.99
€ 21.96
paperback. Published in 1835, this account of Ross's second expedition to Northern Canada describes the geography and people of the region. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration. Num Pages: 1254 pages, 36 b/w illus. 14 colour illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; HBTP; RGR; WTLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 63. Weight in Grams: 3080.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1254
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781108050227
- ISBN
- 9781108050227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.85
€ 126.85
The World's Columbian Exposition. The Chicago World's Fair of 1893.
Bolotin, Norman; Laing, Christine
paperback. This exceptional chronicle takes readers on a visual tour of the glittering "white city" that emerged along the swampy south shore of Lake Michigan as a symbol of Chicago's rebirth and pride twenty-two years after the Great Fire Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AGC; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 275 x 214 x 13. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780252070815
- ISBN
- 9780252070815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.33
€ 24.33
Paperback / so. Theharrowing account of Shackleton s ill-fated attempt to traverse Antarctica andthe struggle to survive the world s most unforgiving.. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QMP; HBJQ; HBTP; RGR; WGG; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620874363
- ISBN
- 9781620874363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.77
€ 16.99
€ 16.77
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
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
€ 133.65
€ 133.65
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
€ 17.11
€ 17.11
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€ 15.46
€ 20.99
€ 15.46
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
€ 37.87
€ 37.87
Paperback. The story of the 1882 Palmer Sinai Expedition, a spying and terrorist mission that ended in the murder of its participants and was one of the great cause celebre of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; HBTP; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785352423
- ISBN
- 9781785352423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.86
€ 20.99
€ 18.86
Paperback. Examines topics such as expedition historiography, the participants' daily life, the beginnings of scientific ethnography and the connection between the expeditions' scientific objectives and their political ends. Editor(s): Moller, Peter Ulf; Lind, Natasha Okhotina. Series: Berengiana S. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps, port. BIC Classification: RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772889320
- ISBN
- 9788772889320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.28
€ 19.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1MTN; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 206 x 13. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894759380
- ISBN
- 9781894759380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.46
€ 24.99
€ 17.46
paperback. A fascinating study of the importance of ideas of friendship in late eighteenth-century explorations of the Pacific. Series: Critical Perspectives on Empire. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MK; 3JF; HBJM; HBLL; HBTQ; RGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521728782
- ISBN
- 9780521728782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.99
€ 41.99
€ 36.99
Paperback. An important contribution to Indian ethnohistory and to the literature of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBTB; JFSL9; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition, Bicentennial
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803289901
- ISBN
- 9780803289901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.31
€ 24.99
€ 23.31
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€ 25.98
€ 29.99
€ 25.98
Paperback. Explorer, scientist, writer, and humanist, Alexander von Humboldt was the most famous intellectual of the age that began with Napoleon and ended with Darwin. This title traces Humboldt's ideas for "Cosmos" to his 1799 journey to the Americas, where he first experienced the diversity of nature and of the world's people. Num Pages: 424 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226871837
- ISBN
- 9780226871837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.39
€ 24.99
€ 20.39
Paperback. A critical translation and commentary on a work long regarded as Latin America's first novel, which proves that this famous tale of piracy is actually a historical account that sheds new light on Spain's worldwide struggle against the ambitions of France and other European powers Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 6 maps, 2 charts. BIC Classification: HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292743892
- ISBN
- 9780292743892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.41
€ 29.99
€ 26.41
Hardback. After James Cook's voyage in HMS Endeavour, Banks developed a network of scientists and explorers. Banks's correspondence is one of the great primary sources for studying the Pacific region during this important period of exploration and colonial expansion. Series: The Pickering Masters. Num Pages: 4288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 315 x 290 x 293. Weight in Grams: 9999.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 4288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848935266
- ISBN
- 9781848935266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 1,260.58
€ 1,260.58
Hardback. The story of Glenn's heroic return to orbit, including his preparation, the shuttle's transmissions from space, and the landing. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBTP; RGR; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 212 x 15. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Longstreet Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563525254
- ISBN
- 9781563525254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.12
€ 26.99
€ 26.12
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€ 11.61
€ 14.99
€ 11.61
Hardback. Before Captain Cooks three voyages, the world was uncertain and dangerous; after them, it was clear and safe. Written as a conceptual field guide, this book offers a rereading of both the voyages and of modern political philosophy; the voyages offering new ways of thinking about the world and about the place of human beings have in that world. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774811897
- ISBN
- 9780774811897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.19
€ 117.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 113 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; HBJK; HBLL; RGR; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 113
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873510066
- ISBN
- 9780873510066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.66
€ 18.99
€ 17.66