| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
360 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits ; 31 cm |
| Note |
"Written by Alasdair Macleod" -- t.p. verso. "Foreword by Sir Ranulph Fiennes"--Cover. |
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Includes index. |
| Summary |
A lavish visual survey of the world's greatest explorers, revealing who they were, where they went, and how their expeditions shaped the course of human history. |
| Contents |
The early explorers. Expanding the ancient world ; Trade and diplomacy ; In search of new land ; Exploring the Buddhist world -- Trade and discovery. Tales of Asia ; Exploring the Muslim world ; A route around Africa ; A new world to some -- Conquest and colonization. Cruel conquistadors ; Northern alliances ; Sailing around the world ; Into the Pacific -- Filling in the gaps. Mapping the land ; Into Africa ; Spreading the faith ; Understanding others -- Reaching for extremes. Exploring for science ; To the ends of the earth ; Exploring the deep ; Into the solar system. |
| Subject |
Discoveries in geography.
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Explorers -- History.
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| Added Author |
Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain)
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Smithsonian Institution.
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| ISBN |
9780756667375 hardback |
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0756667372 hardback |
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