Explorers : great tales of adventure and endurance /: great tales of adventure and endurance. (2010)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Explorers : great tales of adventure and endurance /: great tales of adventure and endurance. (2010)
- Main Title:
- Explorers : great tales of adventure and endurance
- Further Information:
- Note: Royal Geographical Society ; [written by Alasdair Macleod].
- Other Names:
- Macleod, Alasdair, 1963-
Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain)
Smithsonian Institution. - 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.
- Publisher Details:
- London New York : DK in association with the Smithsonian Institution
- Publication Date:
- 2010
- Extent:
- 1 online resource, illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits
- Subjects:
- 910.922
Discoveries in geography
Explorers -- History
Exploration
Geography
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography
TRAVEL -- Budget
TRAVEL -- Hikes & Walks
TRAVEL -- Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
TRAVEL -- Parks & Campgrounds
Discoveries in geography
Explorers
Exploration
Explorers -- History
Electronic books
History - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9780756675110
0756675111
9781405365703
1405365706 - Related ISBNs:
- 9780756667375
0756667372
9781405346900
1405346906 - Notes:
- Note: Print version record.
- Access Rights:
- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
- Access Usage:
- Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
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- Available online (eLD content is only available in our Reading Rooms) ↗
- Physical Locations:
- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.205833
- Ingest File:
- 01_142.xml