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Hardcover. The purpose of this book is to provide guidance on the specification, performance, use and interpretation of the Electric Cone Penetration Test (CPU), and in particular the Cone Penetration Test with pore pressure measurement (CPTU) commonly Num Pages: 352 pages, 272 line illustrations, 3 halftone illustrations, glossary, index. BIC Classification: RBGB; RGR; TB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 306 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1148.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780419237501
ISBN
9780419237501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 432.29

Hardback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421403458
ISBN
9781421403458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.24
€ 58.58

Hardcover. Alexander von Humboldt explored the Spanish Empire on the verge of its collapse. He is the most significant German travel writer and the most important mediator between Europe and the Americas of the nineteenth century. His works integrated knowledge from two dozen domains. Editor(s): Clark, Rex; Lubrich, Oliver. Num Pages: 364 pages, 7 ills. BIC Classification: 3JH; RGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610. Alexander von Humboldt in Cultural Criticism. 364 pages, 7 ills. Editor(s): Clark, Rex; Lubrich, Oliver. Alexander von Humboldt explored the Spanish Empire on the verge of its collapse. He is the most significant German travel writer and the most important mediator between Europe and the Americas of the nineteenth century. His works integrated knowledge from two dozen domains. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 3JH; RGR. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 23. Weight: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857452665
ISBN
9780857452665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.74

Hardcover. The first colonial cartographer of New Mexico, he helped create the culturally unique santero tradition that still thrives today. Editor(s): Diaz, Josef. Num Pages: 156 pages, 61 colour & 9 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AC; AGB; BGF; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 984.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890135853
ISBN
9780890135853
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.65

Hardback. A collection of stories and myths about geography, navigation, and geodesy - the science that deals with the Earth's figure and the interrelationship of selected points on its surface - that reaches far beyond dry scientific texts to concentrate on the people behind the discoveries. Series: Explorations in World Maritime History. Num Pages: 248 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; PDX; RGR; RGY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780275988951
ISBN
9780275988951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.87
€ 53.29

Paperback. From 1539 to 1542, Hernando de Soto and several hundred armed men cut a path of destruction and disease across the Southeast, from Florida to the Mississippi River. This book investigates the broad cultural and literary aspects of the resulting social and demographic collapse or radical transformation of many Native societies. Editor(s): Galloway, Patricia Kay. Num Pages: 494 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
494
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803271227
ISBN
9780803271227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.98

Hardback. The inspiring story of the legendary couple whose wildlife films transformed America's perceptions of exotic places. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 32.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762763603
ISBN
9780762763603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.51

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

€ 229.77

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752442075
ISBN
9780752442075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.23

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

€ 47.99
€ 37.29

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.07

Paperback. Anthropologists Alexia Bloch and Laurel Kendall tell the story of their journey retracing the nineteenth-century Jesup North Pacific Expedition to the remote easternmost extension of Siberia and the northwest coast of North America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 41 illus. BIC Classification: 1FCS; RGR; WTL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218787
ISBN
9780812218787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.50

Hardback. One of the great first-person accounts of the Spanish conquest of the Americas in the sixteenth century, this new translation makes Cabeza de Vaca's adventures available to a wide English-speaking audience for the first time. Translator(s): Morrow, Baker H. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JB; HBJK; HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826350633
ISBN
9780826350633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.12

Hardcover. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy..Artic Travel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Royal Ontario Museum
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0254765
ISBN
9780888541710
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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
€ 42.06

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

€ 122.43

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
€ 36.19

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

€ 23.99
€ 23.63

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
€ 23.14

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
€ 17.03

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
€ 15.47

Paperback. On 8 June 1924, George Leigh Mallory and Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine were last seen climbing towards the summit of Everest. In 1999, Conrad Anker found the body of Mallory on Mount Everest. This title assesses the clues provided by the body, its position, and the possibility that Mallory had successfully climbed the Second Step, a 90-foot sheer cliff. Num Pages: 208 pages, b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1FKN; BGH; RGR; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Robinson Publishing
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841192116
ISBN
9781841192116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

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

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
€ 26.87

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